English dictionary

suffocation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

killing by depriving of oxygen

noun.act

Synonyms asphyxiation

Source: WordNet 3.0
the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

noun.state

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

noun

Source: webster1913