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silence
[sahy-luhns]
noun
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern.
the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
the state of being forgotten; oblivion.
in the news again after years of silence.
concealment; secrecy.
verb (used with object)
to put or bring to silence; still.
to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
Military., to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.
interjection
be silent! “Silence!” the teacher shouted.
silence
/ ˈsaɪləns /
noun
the state or quality of being silent
the absence of sound or noise; stillness
refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
his silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming
a period of time without noise
oblivion or obscurity
verb
to bring to silence
to put a stop to; extinguish
to silence all complaint
Other Word Forms
- oversilence noun
- unsilenced adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of silence1
Example Sentences
What's more, in recent years a string of repressive laws has been adopted here to punish dissent and silence criticism of the Kremlin and of Russia's war in Ukraine.
They also criticized President Robbins statement against the massacre as part of “institutional patterns of silencing and intimidation.”
President Samia Suluhu Hassan had sought to solidify her position and silence criticism within her party in the virtually uncontested polls, with the main challengers either jailed or barred from standing.
They are “enemies of democracy” out to “silence the voices of working New Yorkers.”
Tuesday's attack on Saudi Hospital was also reported by the el-Fasher Resistance Committee, a group of local activists, which said there was "a horrifying silence" afterwards.
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