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quelling

/ quelling /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

"the suppression of heresy"

"the quelling of the rebellion"

"the stifling of all dissent"

Type of:

prevention bar

Kinds of:

crackdown

Derived:

smother stifle strangle muffle repress

Semantic Complexity

33%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

8

Times Searched

3

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prevention bar crackdown