SILENCE

• (noun) a refusal to speak when expected

  "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

  synonyms : muteness

• (noun) the trait of keeping things secret

  synonyms : secrecy , secretiveness

• (noun) the absence of sound

  "he needed silence in order to sleep", "the street was quiet"

  synonyms : quiet

• (noun) the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

  "there was a shocked silence", "he gestured for silence"

• (verb) cause to be quiet or not talk

  "Please silence the children in the church!"

  synonyms : hush , hush up , quieten , shut up , still

• (verb) keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

  "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

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