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walls of silence

walls of silence is the plural of wall of silence.

Meaning of wall of silence

Noun

wall of silence (plural walls of silence)

  1. (idiomatic) Strict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.
    • [The persecution of homosexuals in the Holocaust is] a fact deliberately buried by history. This homophobic world does not intend to let the straight world know any of the real facts. The wall of silence is deliberate.1975 December 13, Regina Kahney, Sarah Montgomery, “Everyone's Favorite Mother”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 24, page 13

Questions about walls of silence

What is walls of silence the plural of?
Walls of silence is the plural of wall of silence.

Words near walls of silence in the dictionary

  1. walls in
  2. walls of death
  3. walls of galaxies
  4. Walls of Jerusalem
  5. walls of shame
  6. walls of silence
  7. walls of sound
  8. walls of text
  9. walls off
  10. walls up
  11. wallscape

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