Stifling
Equivalents
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العربيةالخنق
Azərbaycan diliboğanaq
Italianosoffocante
Portuguêssufocante
Русскийудушливый
Svenskakvävande
Українськазаглушення
Examples
“Every man who is destroyed must destroy⟳ himself. When a man stifles an admonition of conscience, he may fairly be said to sow⟳ the stiflings of conscience.”
“Despite this, Mott McDonald's report⟳ says: "Following the loss of employment in mining and manufacturing opportunities across the area, a lack of connectivity and accessibility to new opportunities has led to the stifling of development and inward investment.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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