quelling English

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What does quelling mean?

quelling

— noun (= suppression, stifling) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority the suppression of heresy the quelling of the rebellion the stifling of all dissent

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suppression

subdual

stifling

repression

crushing

coercion

subduing

smothering

pacification

destruction

containment

chastisement

allaying