Thesaurus: suffocation

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1. n. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
2. n. killing by depriving of oxygen
3. n. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
4. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). Quain.
5. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; deathcaused by smothering or choking.
6. n:100 n. killing by depriving of oxygen n. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)