subduing

censoring covering up curbing holding back muffling quelling repressing repressive silencing stifling withholding

abuse brutality coercion cruelty despotism dictatorship domination injustice maltreatment persecution suffering tyranny

autocracy calamity compulsion conquering control force hardness harshness injury severity subjection torment

abusiveness forcibleness iron hand martial law overthrowing

help kindness niceness

blessing democracy happiness joy powerlessness weakness

cheer delight