suppressed

suppressed
adjective
1. kept from public knowledge by various means
Ant: ↑publicized
Similar to: ↑burked, ↑hushed-up, ↑quelled, ↑quenched, ↑squelched, ↑unreleased
2. manifesting or subjected to suppression
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a suppressed press

Similar to: ↑silenced
3. held in check with difficulty
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a smothered cough

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a stifled yawn

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a strangled scream

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suppressed laughter

Syn: ↑smothered, ↑stifled, ↑strangled
Similar to: ↑inhibited

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