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stifled
[ stahy-fuhld ]
adjective
- quelled, crushed, or ended by force:
The activist has been in and out of detention as she continues to call attention to her country's stifled uprising.
- suppressed, repressed, or inhibited:
My foot slipped, and with a stifled shriek I found myself grasping desperately for a handhold.
One version of me grew up as expected, appearing as a confident adult to the outside world; the other remained a stifled, insecure child.
- deprived of air or of the ability to breathe:
The light is mixed with the dust floating in the stifled hut, where the air inside never moves.
When I see that picture of the stifled refugees hidden in the van, I don’t understand the heartlessness that permits such a thing.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of stifle 1.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·پ·ڱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stifled1
Example Sentences
The resulting foreign exchange shortages led to even tighter import controls, creating a vicious cycle that stifled growth.
Ruksana Ali said her university, which recently launched a new initiative on combating antisemitism, had “misplaced” priorities at a time when speech is stifled.
She also feels stifled by the way he uses his Jewish identity as a trump card.
That stifled voice might find comfort in watching Ritchson’s brawler get his bell rung and refuse to back down from the inevitable conflict that might break him.
It was all football fans tricking out their Ford Escorts, and I just felt stifled.
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