Associations to the word «Suffocation»

Wiktionary

SUFFOCATION, noun. (uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
SUFFOCATION, noun. (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

Dictionary definition

SUFFOCATION, noun. Killing by depriving of oxygen.
SUFFOCATION, noun. The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture".

Wise words

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