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What is "suffocation" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does suffocation mean in English? Meaning of suffocation definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "suffocation" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "suffocation": killing by depriving of oxygen

Noun

  • Meaning: killing by depriving of oxygen
  • Synonyms: asphyxiation suffocation
  • Hyponyms: choking strangling strangulation throttling
  • Hypernyms: kill killing putting to death

    • Meaning of "suffocation": the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

    Noun

  • Meaning: the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
  • Example: asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
  • Synonyms: asphyxiation suffocation
  • Hypernyms: hypoxia

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    suffocation in English: suffocation
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