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asphyxiation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

    noun.state

    Examples
    Asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture.
    Synonyms suffocation

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. killing by depriving of oxygen

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

asphycticasphyxiaasphyxialasphyxiateasphyxiatedasphyxiatingasphyxiatoraspicaspidelapsaspidelaps lubricusaspidiotusaspidiotus perniciosus

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