noun
stifler
noun
1
Someone or something that suppresses or holds something back.
"Bureaucracy is often a stifler of innovation."
How to Use Stifler
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person or thing that stifles — that shuts down or holds back something else.
Word Forms
stiflers plural
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Bureaucracy is often a _____ of innovation.