asphyxiation English

Meaning asphyxiation meaning

What does asphyxiation mean?

asphyxiation

— noun the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

— noun (= suffocation) killing by depriving of oxygen

Synonyms asphyxiation synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as asphyxiation?

asphyxiation English » English

suffocation

asphyxia

smothering

drowning

apparent death

apnea