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English noun: suffocation

1. suffocation (act) killing by depriving of oxygen


Synonymsasphyxiation


Broader (hypernym)kill, killing, putting to death


Narrower (hyponym)choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling

2. suffocation (state) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)


SamplesAsphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture.


Synonymsasphyxiation


Broader (hypernym)hypoxia









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