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quelling

quelling

8.4
An action that uses force or power to stop something quickly
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɛlɪŋ/
translation icon : supresión
  • The government emphasized the importance of the quelling of riots to maintain public order.

No, the validation of being at peace and also being at peace isn't simply a quelling of anxiety.

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Examples

  • The quelling of the Boxer Rebellion demolished China's last hope of repulsing the Western powers and forced the country into deep soul-searching.

    Academic text (1991)

  • I don't solve the quote UN quote problem, but I get a lot further along in terms of quelling my own anxiety and finding a path forward, Right, right, right.

    Andrew Huberman

  • No, the validation of being at peace and also being at peace isn't simply a quelling of anxiety.

    Matthew Hussey

  • With a quelling frown, Annabelle went on, "You needn't think that Dalmar's opinion weighs with me."

    Fiction book (1990)

  • But perhaps another layer of explanation is that the passivity of the suffering souls expressed the heartfelt desires of all believers for the end of competition and the quelling of the eschatological anxiety that issued from life in a peccativized world.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The quelling of the Communist insurgency that had plagued Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s, and the absence of an external threat to Thai security, were thought to have undermined the major rationale for military intervention in governmental affairs.

    Academic text (1995)

  • His firm decisions led to the quelling of dissent within the organization, restoring stability.

  • The swift quelling of the uprising prevented further violence and chaos in the community.

Synonyms

suppression
vsquelling
57 6.1

Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force

ends something completely using authority or force
clampdown
vsquelling
3 6.6

A sudden action by authorities to stop illegal or harmful activity

is a sustained forceful ending often applied by authority rather than a single attempt
crushing
vsquelling
1 6.4

A forceful action by a government or army that stops protests and ends freedom

focuses on ending by authoritative action rather than raw overwhelming force
jugulation
vsquelling
  • Archaic
9.9

Using force to stop opposition or criticism

is a forceful ending that is not necessarily final

Antonyms

encouraging
73 1.9

Giving someone support or hope so they feel more confident

fostering
4.0

To help people, ideas, or projects grow

How Forceful

annihilation
  • NSFW
47 8.1
crushing
1 6.4
quelling
8.4
containment
27 6.1

Surface Forms

quelling singular
quellings plural

Morphology

quelling = quell (transparent) = quell + ing

Standard gerundive/noun formation from the verb 'quell' meaning an act of suppressing; the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Quelling comes from an old English verb cwellan that meant 'to kill' or 'to crush', so the idea is to force something to stop completely. That's why a quelling is the act of putting an end to trouble or a protest by using power or force.