Suffocation
[,sʌfə'keɪʃən] or [,sʌfə'keʃən]
Definition
(noun.) killing by depriving of oxygen.
(noun.) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); 'asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture'.
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Definition
(n.) The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
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Examples
- And with this, Mr. Weller once more laughed immoderately, and once more relapsed into a state of partial suffocation, in consequence. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The latter causes suffocation and the former is a dangerous poison. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But so long as we kept our nostrils buried in our handkerchiefs, there was small danger of suffocation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Those who survive an explosion are therefore in danger of suffocation or poisoning, and it becomes imperative to restore the circulation of the air with the least possible delay. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His heaving bosom seemed to threaten suffocation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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