SILENCED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silenced mean? 

• SILENCED (adjective)
  The adjective SILENCED has 1 sense:

1. reduced to silence

  Familiarity information: SILENCED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILENCED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduced to silence

Context example:

the silenced crowd waited expectantly

Similar:

suppressed (manifesting or subjected to suppression)

Antonym:

unsilenced (not silenced)

 Context examples 

This could not be denied, and Fanny was silenced.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Elizabeth hoped she had silenced him; but he soon afterwards said: I was surprised to see Darcy in town last month.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

At this, too, the youngest sister was terribly frightened, but the eldest always silenced her.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

She spoke with a confidence which staggered, with a satisfaction which silenced, Mr. Knightley.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“Of course I did,” said my aunt, “and was therefore easily silenced. Agnes, not a word!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Hypomethylation of DNA by azacitidine may activate tumor suppressor genes silenced by hypermethylation, resulting in an antitumor effect.

(Azacitidine, NCI Thesaurus)

My eyes had spoken, I knew, until I had found the culprits out and silenced them.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The Harvilles silenced all scruples; and, as much as they could, all gratitude.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

To her mother's inquiries she answered that she was quite well, and Jo's she silenced by begging to be let alone.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

This always dumfounded and silenced her.

(White Fang, by Jack London)