squelch

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a crushing remark
noun an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
verb suppress or crush completely

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.

"Constantine of Greece has a German wife, Mrs. Dr. dear, and that fact squelches hope. — Rilla of Ingleside, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
A boy with a fifteen-and-sixpenny toy revolver you can laugh at and squelch; but, Alamachtig! a big man with a Webley and Scott was another thing. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
“If he tries to, and if it isn’t what pleases other people, the Parliament or something squelches him.” “Isn’t ‘squelch’ a lovely word?” said the Story Girl irrelevantly. — The Story Girl, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

put-down, squelcher, takedown

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