stifled

Verb

• conceal or hide
• smother or suppress
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
• simple past and past participle of stifle

Adjective Satellite

• held in check with difficulty
  • "a stifled yawn"

Adj

• That has been interrupted, suppressed etc

Examples

• The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment.

Synonyms

asphyxiate, choke, dampen, muffle, repress, smother, smothered, stifle, strangle, strangled, suffocate, suppressed

Antonyms

stimulate

Anagrams of stifled