silenced

Thân thiện

The crowd was silenced by the powerful speech.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made silent; caused to be quiet or stop making noise. This describes something or someone that has been actively quieted, often by an external force or action. The state of silence is a result.
   • Specifically equipped with a device to muffle sound. This is a technical meaning, often applied to firearms or machinery that have been fitted with a silencer.

Usage

The adjective "silenced" is used to describe a noun. It emphasizes the result of an action (the act of silencing) rather than a natural state of quiet. * It typically precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., a silenced pistol, the silenced audience). * It can follow a linking verb like "was," "felt," or "remained" (e.g., The critic was silenced by the compelling evidence.).

Examples

• The silenced gun made only a soft sound.
• After the principal entered the room, the silenced students sat up straight.
• Her arguments were so powerful that her opponents were completely silenced.
• The protestors were silenced by the new censorship laws.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: "Silenced" is often used metaphorically to describe the suppression of speech, opinion, or dissent.
  • The journalist feared being silenced for writing the controversial article.
  • Many voices were silenced during the authoritarian regime.

Variants and Related Words

• Silence (n.): The complete absence of sound or the state of not speaking.
  • There was an awkward silence after his remark.
• Silence (v.): To cause someone or something to become silent.
  • He silenced the alarm.
• Silencer (n.): A device attached to a firearm or exhaust system to reduce noise.
  • The agent screwed a silencer onto the barrel of the pistol.
• Silent (adj.): Describing something that is not making sound. This is a state, not necessarily a result.
  • The library was silent. (This describes the atmosphere, not an action taken upon it.)

Synonyms

• Muted
• Hushed
• Quieted
• Muffled (especially for sound)
• Gagged (forcibly prevented from speaking)

Antonyms

• Vocal
• Noisy
• Loud
• Clamorous

Học thuật

Adjective

1. reduced to silence
   • the silenced crowd waited expectantly