stifling
/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
adjective
- Extremely hot and stuffy, making it difficult to breathe comfortably.
- The small room was stifling with no windows open.
- The stifling heat of the summer made everyone stay indoors.
- They escaped the stifling city heat by going to the beach.
- Preventing free action, expression, or development; oppressive.
- Living under a stifling dictatorship meant no one could speak their mind.
- The company's stifling rules discouraged employees from sharing ideas.
- She found the strict social expectations stifling and longed for freedom.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of preventing something from happening or being expressed.
- The stifling of dissent led to widespread frustration.
- The government's stifling of the press was condemned internationally.
- The stifling of natural emotions can be harmful to mental health.