quelling
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority - the suppression of heresy - the quelling of the rebellion - the stifling of all dissent • Syn: suppression, crushing, stifling • Derivationally related forms: stifle (for: stifling), quell, crush (for: crushing), suppress (for: suppression) • Hypernyms: prevention, bar • Hyponyms: crackdown
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