to suffocate by covering the mouth or nose

to suffocate someone emotionally or psychologically

भावनात्मक रूप से दम घुटाना

English Usage: His overbearing love began to smother her independence.

Hindi Usage: उसके अत्यधिक प्यार ने उसकी स्वतंत्रता को दमघोटने लगा।

an act of suffocating or extinguishing something

दबाना या बुझाना

English Usage: He felt a smother of emotions when he entered the empty room.

Hindi Usage: जब वह सुनसान कमरे में गया, तो उसे भावनाओं का दबाव महसूस हुआ।