gagged

Meanings

• Verb

  To silence or muffle someone or something, often by covering their mouth or preventing them from speaking.

  - "He was gagged to prevent him from revealing the secret."
  - "The protester was gagged by the police."

• Verb

  To silence or suppress an expression or idea, often due to censorship or fear.

  - "The government gagged the media from reporting on the controversy."
  - "The company gagged its employees from speaking about the scandal."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gagged
dragged , flagged , magged

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Variants

List of all variants of gagged that leads to same result
gag , gagged , gagger , gaggers , gagging , gags , bound and gagged

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Etymology

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The word 'gagged' comes from the Old English word 'gacian', meaning 'to choke' or 'to strangle'. It later evolved to mean 'to silence' or 'to suppress'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gag order' is a legal term used to prohibit the reporting of certain information in the media.

2. In the medical field, a 'gag reflex' is a natural response that prevents someone from choking on their own vomit.

3. The term 'gagged' is also used in the context of comedy to refer to a joke or a situation that is considered taboo or inappropriate.

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Related Concepts

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1. Censorship: The deliberate suppression of ideas or information, often due to moral, political, or legal reasons.

2. Silencing: Preventing someone from speaking or expressing their opinions, often due to fear, intimidation, or censorship.

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Culture

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The term 'gagged' has been used extensively in literature and art to represent censorship and repression. For instance, in George Orwell's '1984', the protagonist is subjected to 'doublethink', a form of censorship that involves 'gagging' one's own thoughts and beliefs.

How to Memorize "gagged"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with their hands covering their mouth to represent the idea of being gagged.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gagged' with the idea of censorship or suppression.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'GAG' stands for 'Gagging' or 'Suppressing' ideas or expressions.

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