stifling

stifling    [Stahy-fling]

adjective. suffocating because of heat, lacking air or something else

"Stifling heat has killed more than 700 people in India in less than one week. India recorded its highest temperature of 47 degrees Celsius -- 117 degrees Fahrenheit -- at Angul in Odisha on Monday."

"It's difficult to be overly critical, considering what the team has been able to accomplish thanks to Lundqvist and a stifling defense. 

"Indian research is hampered be stifling bureaucracy, poor-quality education at most universities and insufficient funding."

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