suffocation
suf·fo·cate
(sŭf′ə-kāt′)v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates
v.tr.
1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.
2. To impair the breathing of or cause discomfort to by cutting off the supply of fresh air.
3. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (William Makepeace Thackeray).
v.intr.
1. To die from lack of air or oxygen.
2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.
3. To become or feel oppressed; be stifled.
[Latin suffōcāre, suffōcāt- : sub-, sub- + faucēs, throat.]
suf′fo·ca′ting·ly adv.
suf′fo·ca′tion n.
suf′fo·ca′tive adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  suffocation - killing by depriving of oxygen strangling, strangulation, throttling, choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" |
| 2. |  suffocation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency |
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Translations
خَنْق، إخْتِناق
udušení
kvælning
fulladásmegfulladás
köfnun
duseniezadusenie
zadušitev
boğulma
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suffocation
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suffocate
(ˈsafəkeit) verbto kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing. A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.
ˌsuffoˈcation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
suf·fo·ca·tion
n. asfixia, paro de la respiración.
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