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I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
Sandra Cisneros

Meaning of "silenced" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SILENCED

silenced  [ˈsaɪlənst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILENCED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Silenced is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SILENCED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Silenced

Silenced may refer to: ▪ The Crucible, a 2011 South Korean film, released internationally as SilencedSilenced, a 2005 album by The Black Dog ▪ Silenced: China's Great Wall of Censorship, a book by Oystein Alme and Morten Vågen...

Definition of silenced in the English dictionary

The definition of silenced in the dictionary is forbidden to preach or perform his clerical functions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILENCED


balanced
ˈbælənst
experienced
ɪkˈspɪərɪənst
imbalanced
ɪmˈbælənst
inexperienced
ˌɪnɪkˈspɪərɪənst
licensed
ˈlaɪsənst
misbalanced
ˌmɪsˈbælənst
scienced
ˈsaɪənst
unbalanced
ʌnˈbælənst
undifferenced
ʌnˈdɪfrənst
unevidenced
ʌnˈɛvɪdənst
unexperienced
ˌʌnɪkˈspɪərɪənst
uninfluenced
ʌnˈɪnflʊənst
unlicensed
ʌnˈlaɪsənst
unsentenced
ʌnˈsentənst
valanced
ˈvælənst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILENCED

sile
silen
silence
silencer
silene
Sileni
silent
silent cop
silent killer
silent majority
silent partner
silent revolution
silent screen
silent witness
silentiary
silently
silentness
Silenus
siler
silesia

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILENCED

convinced
disprinced
entranced
fenced
flounced
half-convinced
pronounced
unannounced
unconvinced
underfinanced
unfenced
unnuanced
unpronounced
well-balanced
well-financed

Synonyms and antonyms of silenced in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SILENCED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «silenced» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of silenced

Translation of «silenced» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILENCED

Find out the translation of silenced to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of silenced from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silenced» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沉默
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silenciada
570 millions of speakers

English

silenced
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खामोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أسكت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замолчать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

silenciada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিরূত্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

silencieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibungkam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

沈黙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침묵
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Silenced
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

im lặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாயை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गप्प
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

susturulmuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tacere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyciszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замовкнути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

redus la tăcere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιωπήσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stilgemaak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tystas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forstummet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silenced

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILENCED»

The term «silenced» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILENCED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «silenced» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «silenced» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silenced

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10 QUOTES WITH «SILENCED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word silenced.
1
Sandra Cisneros
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
2
Eve Ensler
Well, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It hasn't killed our hearts. It's killed men's hearts. It's silenced them; it's cut them off.
3
Vincent Van Gogh
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
4
Al Goldstein
I refuse to be silenced.
5
Tayari Jones
I don't mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn't a writer. I grew up in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated.
6
Jack Kevorkian
All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.
7
Karl A. Menninger
The voice of the intelligence is drowned out by the roar of fear. It is ignored by the voice of desire. It is contradicted by the voice of shame. It is biased by hate and extinguished by anger. Most of all it is silenced by ignorance.
8
John Morley
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.
9
Timothy Radcliffe
Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.
10
Nick Rahall
Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILENCED»

Discover the use of silenced in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to silenced and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Silenced
A Cold-Blooded Killer A number of known prostitutes—with scores of high profile clients—are turning up dead all over D.C. Is this the work of a depraved killer? Or the result of an inside job?
Allison Brennan, 2012
2
Silenced: The Wrath of God Descends
Double agent Paul Stepola continues to work to protect his fellow believers from the government that is trying to eliminate Christians, and struggles how to tell his family about his newfound faith without raising his father-in-law's ...
Jerry B. Jenkins, 2011
3
Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking ...
As this eye-opening volume reveals, accusations of "blasphemy," "apostasy," or "insulting Islam" are increasingly used by authoritarian governments and extremist forces in the Muslim world to acquire and consolidate power.
Paul Marshall, Nina Shea, 2011
4
Silenced: Raped by my brother. Pregnant at twelve. Too ...
She took David to court where a DNA test proved that he was Kirsty's father and he is now in prison. This is the heartbreaking story of a little girl who has finally found the courage to speak out.
Vicky Jaggers, 2013
5
Silenced rivers: the ecology and politics of large dams
Includes statistics.
Patrick McCully, 2001
6
The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, ...
The Silenced Majority pulls back the veil of corporate mediareporting to dig deep into the politics of "climate apartheid," the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the movement to halt the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, and ...
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan, 2012
7
Silenced
Now she takes you to Washington, D.C.'s most notorious neighborhood, where a young woman has one chance to escape-and too many ways to lose . . . SILENCED She gets lost in the fantasy of books and poetry.
Kia DuPree, 2011
8
Silenced!: Academic Freedom, Scientific Inquiry, and the ...
Provides a diverse array of examples of intolerance of free speech on present-day American college campuses in the humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences, with a focus on what is taught and how it's taught.
Bruce Elliott Johansen, 2007
9
Beyond Silenced Voices: Class, Race, and Gender in United ...
A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic text. Focuses on the roles of hope, participation, and change in reforming American schools.
Lois Weis, Michelle Fine, 2005
10
Silenced: international journalists expose media censorship
What happens to journalists who expose uncomfortable truths? "Silenced" answers this and other questions regarding censorship with the stories of journalists who risked their careers so that the public might be informed.
David Dadge, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILENCED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term silenced is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Glitch' Silenced Fort Pierre Sirens Before Big June Storm
While emergency sirens in Pierre sounded during a severe thunderstorm in late June, the three sirens in neighboring Fort Pierre remained silent. Hughes ... «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
2
Op-ed: How 11 Years at The Advocate Silenced My Self-Hate
This job has opened my eyes to the daily intolerance foisted upon all the letters of our community — bisexuals silenced and ridiculed; transgender people ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
3
Llangollen clock will be silenced at night after complaints from hotel …
Llangollen clock will be silenced at night after complaints from hotel guests. Published date: 19 June 2015 |. Published by: Staff reporter. Read more articles by ... «LeaderLive, Jun 15»
4
[Herald Review] 'The Silenced' visually stunning, but ultimately lacks …
With lush green mountains, pretty schoolgirls dressed in uniforms, a beautiful boarding school and an impeccably styled Uhm Ji-won, “The Silenced” offers many ... «The Korea Herald, Jun 15»
5
Political Prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal. “Authorities wanted him Silenced
Authorities wanted him silenced. He once said “(t)he state would rather give me an uzi than a microphone.” Comments like the following explain why he's a ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
6
Mona Eltahawy refuses to be silenced in Headscarves and Hymens
Exiled, Muslim author, Mona Eltahawy is a woman deeply interested in confronting and changing the status quo in the Arab world. Selected by Newsweek as ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
7
Dr. Oz to critics: My show and I 'will not be silenced'
Dr. Mehmet Oz says he "will not be silenced" by a group of 10 prominent doctors who are calling for him to resign from Columbia University. In a special episode ... «CNNMoney, Apr 15»
8
"We are not going to be silenced!"
Reporting is a risky occupation in Colombia, especially for those covering corruption, organized crime or human rights violations. Colombia is the second ... «Reporters without borders, Feb 15»
9
Train whistles may be silenced in downtown Dartmouth
Noisy, nighttime train whistles could become a thing of the past in downtown Dartmouth. Residents of the new King's Wharf development have complained about ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jan 15»
10
Police silenced over spending cut protest
A letter from chief constables to the Home Secretary protesting about spending cuts is being blocked by the new class of politicians that governs policing. «The Times, Dec 14»

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