suffocation
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suffocation
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Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.
noun suffocations
- Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
- A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia. The coroner reported three suffocations last week.
Similar: asphyxia
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Similar: asphyxia
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noun asphyxia
| Français | suffocation |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Erstickung |
| Italiano | soffocazione |
| Ελληνικά | πνιγμονή pnigmoní, πνίξιμο pníximo, πνιγμοσύνη pnigmosýni |
| Русский | удуше́ние udušénije, уду́шье udúšʹje |
noun particular death or killing
| Ελληνικά | πνιγμονή pnigmoní, πνιγμοσύνη pnigmosýni |
|---|---|
| Русский | удуше́ние udušénije |
Talk about this word "suffocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/suffocation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. suffocation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/suffocation "suffocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/suffocation.Cite this
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title = {suffocation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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