stifling

Noun	1.	stifling - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" Synonyms: crushing, quelling, suppression
Adj.	1.	stifling - characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere"; "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" Synonyms: sulfurous, sulphurous, sultry