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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to quell an emotion/feeling
Hello,
Can we use "calm" instead of quell in: "After a few hours he managed to quell Jenny's fear"? What can we usually use instead of it? If I were the author, I would simply say "he managed to calm her down", but I am not. Also, I saw it used in collocation with "suspicion/s" and "doubts". What else goes well with "suspicion"/doubts? Scotch, quash?
Can we use "calm" instead of quell in: "After a few hours he managed to quell Jenny's fear"? What can we usually use instead of it? If I were the author, I would simply say "he managed to calm her down", but I am not. Also, I saw it used in collocation with "suspicion/s" and "doubts". What else goes well with "suspicion"/doubts? Scotch, quash?
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Quell – to put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. Also – to suppress an unpleasant feeling (such as panic or anger). Calming a person down is a form of reasoning with them, but it likely pushes their anxiety into the background rather than quelling (removing) it.
- Quell – to put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
- Also – to suppress an unpleasant feeling (such as panic or anger).
- Calming a person down is a form of reasoning with them, but it likely pushes their anxiety into the background rather than quelling (removing) it.
- Panic or anger is often temporary emotion and can be removed for that occasion.
- When you quell/remove a person’s suspicion or doubt, you have replaced it with trust or belief.
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Quell – to put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
Also – to suppress an unpleasant feeling (such as panic or anger).
Calming a person down is a form of reasoning with them, but it likely pushes their anxiety into the background rather than quelling (removing) it. Panic or anger is often temporary emotion and can be removed for that occasion. Wh
Also – to suppress an unpleasant feeling (such as panic or anger).
Calming a person down is a form of reasoning with them, but it likely pushes their anxiety into the background rather than quelling (removing) it. Panic or anger is often temporary emotion and can be removed for that occasion. Wh
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