SUFFOCATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Killing by depriving of oxygen

Synonyms:

asphyxiation; suffocation

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)

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)