Quell — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suppress or crush completely

overcome or allay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɛl/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɛl/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɛl/.

Examples

squelch any sign of dissent
quench a rebellion
quell my hunger

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squelch stay appease quench

Parts of Speech

verb	suppress or crush completely “squelch any sign of dissent”
verb	overcome or allay “quell my hunger”

Word Forms

squelch	noun	a crushing remark
squelcher	noun	a crushing remark
quelling	noun	forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterdrücken

unterdrücken oder völlig zerschlagen

🇫🇷French

réprimer

supprimer ou écraser complètement

🇪🇸Spanish

calmar

suprimir o aplastar por completo

🇮🇹Italian

calmare

sopprimere o schiacciare completamente

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdrukken

volledig onderdrukken of verpletteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

reprimir

suprimir ou esmagar completamente

🇷🇺Russian

подавлять

подавить или полностью раздавить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वश में करना

पूरी तरह से दबाना या कुचलना

🇧🇩Bengali

দমন করা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে দমন বা চূর্ণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடக்கி

முழுவதுமாக அடக்கவும் அல்லது நசுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అణచిపెట్టు

పూర్తిగా అణచివేయండి లేదా చూర్ణం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत करणे

पूर्णपणे दाबणे किंवा चिरडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દબાવવું

સંપૂર્ણપણે દબાવો અથવા કચડી નાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಣಿಸು

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಿಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശമിപ്പിക്കുക

പൂർണ്ണമായും അടിച്ചമർത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തകർക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਕੋ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਬਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਚਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

مکمل طور پر دبانا یا کچلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荡平

完全压制或粉碎

🇯🇵Japanese

鎮める

完全に抑制または粉砕する

🇰🇷Korean

진압하다

완전히 억제하거나 분쇄하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dập tắt

đàn áp hoặc nghiền nát hoàn toàn

🇹🇭Thai

ระงับ

ระงับหรือบดขยี้อย่างสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menumpas

menekan atau menghancurkan sepenuhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pawiin

sugpuin o durugin nang lubusan

🇲🇾Malay

memadam

menindas atau menghancurkan sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قمع

قمع أو سحق تماما

🇮🇷Persian

سرکوب کردن

کاملاً سرکوب یا خرد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

bastırmak

tamamen bastırın veya ezin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁכֵּך

לדכא או למחוץ לחלוטין

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The primary meaning of 'quell' is 'suppress or crush completely'.

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