suffocation

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noun

1. killing by depriving of oxygen (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
asphyxiation
• Derivationally related forms:
asphyxiate (for: asphyxiation), suffocate
• Hypernyms:
killing, kill, putting to death
• Hyponyms:
choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
- asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
• Syn:
asphyxiation
• Derivationally related forms:
asphyxiate (for: asphyxiation), suffocate
• Hypernyms:
hypoxia