stifler
One who smothers
A stifler is someone or something that suppresses, smothers, or holds back.
A stifler of dissent silences opposition; a stifler of creativity prevents new ideas from flourishing.
The word derives from the verb stifle: The bureaucracy was a stifler of innovation.
Less commonly, a stifler is someone who stifles laughter or emotion, holding it in rather than expressing it.
Deprive of air
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- quellForcibly end unrest
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
strangle · throttle · dampen · quash · squelch · repress · subdue · extinguish
Lengthy rock elegy
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
- party animalEnthusiastic frequent celebrator
- frat boyMale Greek organization member
inappropriate · outrageous · vulgar · crass · obnoxious · wild · irreverent · gross-out
Raised road margin
- checkOrder to pay
- brakeDevice to slow motion
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- hindranceBarrier to progress
impediment · barrier · constraint · limitation · damper · obstacle · handicap · encumbrance
smother
Deprive of air
choke · strangle · throttle · dampen · quash · squelch · repress · subdue · extinguish · hush
American Pie
Lengthy rock elegy
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- raunchyCrudely sexual in nature
- party animalEnthusiastic frequent celebrator
frat boy · inappropriate · outrageous · vulgar · crass · obnoxious · wild · irreverent · gross-out · lewd
curb
Raised road margin
hindrance · impediment · barrier · constraint · limitation · damper · obstacle · handicap · encumbrance · leash
stiflerencourager
One who heartens others
enabler · facilitator · promoter · catalyst · liberator