noun
1. killing by depriving of oxygen (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑asphyxiation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑asphyxiate (for: ↑asphyxiation), ↑suffocate
• Hypernyms: ↑killing, ↑kill, ↑putting to death
• Hyponyms: ↑choking, ↑strangling, ↑strangulation, ↑throttling
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
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asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
• Syn: ↑asphyxiation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑asphyxiate (for: ↑asphyxiation), ↑suffocate
• Hypernyms: ↑hypoxia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.