suffocating

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
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adjective
R

very hot and airless, making it hard to breathe

The room was so crowded that it felt suffocating.

R

controlling or limiting someone's freedom

The constant attention from the media felt suffocating to the celebrity.

translation

adj. very hot and airless, making it hard to breathe; controlling or limiting someone's freedom