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English noun: asphyxiation

1. asphyxiation (state) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)


SamplesAsphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture.


Synonymssuffocation


Broader (hypernym)hypoxia

2. asphyxiation (act) killing by depriving of oxygen


Synonymssuffocation


Broader (hypernym)kill, killing, putting to death


Narrower (hyponym)choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling









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