Stifling - Definition

adj 1: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the
summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling
atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a
thunderstorm" [syn: sultry, stifling, sulfurous,
sulphurous]
n 1: 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, quelling, stifling]