suffocation English

Meaning suffocation meaning

What does suffocation mean?

suffocation

— noun killing by depriving of oxygen

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

Synonyms suffocation synonyms

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

suffocation English » English

asphyxiation

asphyxia

choke

strangulation

choking

smothering

asthma

apnea

thuggery

thuggee

suffocate

respiratory disorders

panting

oxygen deprivation

oppression

lack of oxygen

fish-kill

dyspnoea

Topics suffocation topics

What do people use suffocation to talk about?

Person Life

Die

• What words are used to describe the manner in which someone dies?
  drop dead keel over slow death sudden death painful death excruciating death gruesome death horrible death die quietly die peacefully die with boots on die fighting fade away succumb (to illness) drown drowning asphyxiate suffocate choke to death sacrifice succumb (to a disease) suffocate suffocation starvation starve starve to death burn to death freeze to death

Person Life Die

Kill

• What words refer to the act of killing someone?
  murder (n) homicide killing assassination foul play capital crime beheading bloodshed butchery crucifixion decapitation electrocution fratricide immolation infanticide liquidation manslaughter martyrdom matricide patricide regicide shooting slaying strangulation smothering suffocation terrorism