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Definition of Suffocation

1. Noun. Killing by depriving of oxygen.

2. Noun. The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped). "Asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"

Definition of Suffocation

1. n. The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

Definition of Suffocation

1. Noun. Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. ¹

2. Noun. A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Suffocation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suffocation

sufflaminating sufflate sufflated sufflates sufflating sufflation sufflations sufflue sufflues suffocate

suffocated suffocates suffocateth suffocating suffocatingly suffocation (current term) suffocations suffocative suffonsified suffonsify

suffosion suffossion suffossions suffragan suffragan bishop suffragans suffraganship suffraganships suffrage suffrages

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