| NOUN | act | quelling, suppression, crushing, stifling | forceful prevention |
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| Sounds | kweh'lihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority. | |
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| Example | "the quelling of the rebellion" | |
| Synonyms | suppression, crushing, stifling | |
| Narrower | crackdown | severely repressive actions |
| Broader | prevention, bar | The act of preventing / preventing |
| Spanish | represión, supresión | |
| Catalan | repressió, supressió | |
| Verbs | quell | suppress or crush completely |
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