stifling

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[ˈstʌɪflɪŋ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of heat, air, or a room) very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating
(e.g: stifling heat)

- making one feel constrained or oppressed
(e.g: the stifling formality of her family life)


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