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suffocation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asphyxiation |
| Type of | killing, putting to death, kill |
| Has types | throttling, choking, strangling, strangulation |
| Derivation | suffocate |
suffocation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | asphyxiation |
| Type of | hypoxia |
| Derivation | suffocate |
Examples of suffocation
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Battalion 316 used shock and suffocation devices in interrogations in the 1980s.
From the infowars.com
Accusations of waterboarding, suffocation and beatings are mentioned throughout.
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On other occasions, people died from suffocation with only their calves on fire.
From the en.wikipedia.org
When secured in place across a child's face, they present a suffocation hazard.
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He died of accidental suffocation after being placed facedown in a portable crib.
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The St. Charles County Medical Examiner said he died of accidental suffocation.
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The victim died of suffocation, complicated by pneumonia that she had at the time.
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It is possible to alleviate the sense of suffocation with a few well placed words.
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Authorities said an autopsy found the elderly man showed signs of suffocation.
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- Killing by depriving of oxygen
- The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
- (suffocate) smother: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
- (suffocate) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- (suffocate) become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
- (suffocate) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"
- (suffocate) feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
- (suffocate) gag: struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs...
