Quelling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

suppress or crush completely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɛlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɛlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɛlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈɛlɪŋ/.

Examples

the suppression of heresy
the quelling of the rebellion
the stifling of all dissent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crushing stifling quell quench appease squelch suppression stay

Parts of Speech

noun	forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority “the suppression of heresy”
verb	suppress or crush completely “squelch any sign of dissent”
verb	overcome or allay “quell my hunger”

Word Forms

suppress	verb	to put down by force or authority
crush	verb	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
quell	verb	suppress or crush completely
stifle	verb	conceal or hide
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

energische Prävention; niederschlagen durch Macht oder Autorität

🇫🇷French

réprimer

une prévention énergique; réprimer par le pouvoir ou l'autorité

🇪🇸Spanish

sofocando

prevención contundente; derribar por poder o autoridad

🇮🇹Italian

reprimere

prevenzione energica; abbattere mediante il potere o l'autorità

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdrukken

krachtige preventie; neergeslagen door macht of autoriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

sufocando

prevenção vigorosa; derrubar por poder ou autoridade

🇷🇺Russian

подавление

силовое предотвращение; подавление силой или властью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शमन

सशक्त रोकथाम; शक्ति या प्राधिकार द्वारा नीचे डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

দমন

জোরপূর্বক প্রতিরোধ; ক্ষমতা বা কর্তৃত্ব দ্বারা নিচে ফেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடக்குதல்

வலுவான தடுப்பு; அதிகாரம் அல்லது அதிகாரத்தால் கீழே போடுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చల్లార్చడం

బలవంతపు నివారణ; అధికారం లేదా అధికారం ద్వారా తగ్గించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

शमन

सक्तीने प्रतिबंध; शक्ती किंवा अधिकाराने खाली टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત કરવું

બળપૂર્વક નિવારણ; સત્તા અથવા સત્તા દ્વારા નીચે મૂકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಬಲವಂತದ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ; ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕಾರದಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಹಾಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശമിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

ശക്തമായ പ്രതിരോധം; അധികാരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അധികാരം വഴി താഴെയിടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਚਲਣਾ

ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਰੋਕਥਾਮ; ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

زبردست روک تھام؛ طاقت یا اختیار سے نیچے رکھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

镇压

强有力的预防；以权力或权威镇压

🇯🇵Japanese

鎮める

強制的な予防。権力や権威によって鎮圧する

🇰🇷Korean

진압

강력한 예방; 권력이나 권위로 무너뜨리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dập tắt

phòng ngừa mạnh mẽ; hạ bệ bằng quyền lực hoặc thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

การระงับ

การป้องกันอย่างเข้มแข็ง การวางลงโดยอำนาจหรืออำนาจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memadamkan

pencegahan yang kuat; dijatuhkan oleh kekuasaan atau wewenang

🇵🇭Filipino

panunupil

malakas na pag-iwas; ibinababa sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan o awtoridad

🇲🇾Malay

memadamkan

pencegahan kuat; meletakkan kuasa atau kuasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القمع

الوقاية القوية اخماد من قبل السلطة أو السلطة

🇮🇷Persian

سرکوب کردن

پیشگیری اجباری؛ سرکوب کردن توسط قدرت یا قدرت

🇹🇷Turkish

bastırıcı

güçlü önleme; güç veya otorite tarafından aşağılanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דהוי

מניעה כוחנית; להפיל בכוח או בסמכות

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