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SUFFOCATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Killing by depriving of oxygen
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("suffocation" is a kind of...):
kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suffocation"):
choking; strangling; strangulation; throttling (the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe)
Derivation:
suffocate (be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen)
suffocate (deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing)
Sense 2
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("suffocation" is a kind of...):
hypoxia (oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency)
Derivation:
suffocate (struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake)
suffocate (impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of)
