verb

1. To interrupt or cut off.

2. To repress, keep in or hold back.

   “The army stifled the rebellion.”

3. To smother or suffocate.

   “The heat was stifling the children.”

Synonyms: hinder, restrain, suppress, throttle

adjective

1. That has been interrupted, suppressed etc

   “The stifled attempt at reform led to further resentment.”