stifled

Meanings

• adjective

  suppressed or checked, as by pressure or restraint

• verb

  prevent the free expression or action of (someone or something)

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Synonyms

hinder , restrain , suppress , throttle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stifled
lifled , muffled , puffed , uffed

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Variants

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stifle , stifled , stifler , stiflers , stifles , stifling , stiflingly

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Forms

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stifles, stifledly, stifling

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'stopped up' or 'blocked,' stifled comes from the Old English stifian, meaning 'to stuff,' or 'to stop up.'

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Trivia

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1. The word stifled is often used in medical contexts to describe a condition where a person's breath is obstructed.

2. In the game of Scrabble, stifled is a valid word and can be used as an adjective or a verb.

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Related Concepts

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1. repressed emotions: Emotions that are not expressed or acknowledged due to fear, shame, or other factors.

2. suppression: The act of preventing or stopping something from happening or being expressed.

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Culture

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In literature, stifled is often used to describe emotions or feelings that are repressed or suppressed. For example, in Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre,' Jane describes her feelings for Mr. Rochester as 'stifled' and 'repressed.' In music, the term 'stifled' is sometimes used to describe a quiet or subdued performance.

How to Memorize "stifled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a cork being pushed into a bottle to understand the meaning of stifled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word stifled with the feeling of being trapped or restricted.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Stifled is a feeling, S-Suppressed, T-Trapped, I-Inside, F-Feeling' to remember the meaning.

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