adjective
1. kept from public knowledge by various means
• Ant: ↑publicized
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
• Similar to: ↑inhibited
Useful english dictionary. 2012.