suffocation
English Thesaurus
1. killing by depriving of oxygen (noun.act)
hypernym | : | kill, killing, putting to death, |
definition | : | the act of terminating a life (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling, |
definition | : | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (noun.act) |
2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state)
hypernym | : | hypoxia, |
definition | : | oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency (noun.state) |
3. killing by depriving of oxygen (noun.act)
derivation | : | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (verb.change) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, |
definition | : | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact) |
4. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state)
derivation | : | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (verb.change) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, |
definition | : | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact) |
5. killing by depriving of oxygen (noun.act)
derivation | : | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (verb.change) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, |
definition | : | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact) |
6. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state)
derivation | : | asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen (verb.change) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, |
definition | : | impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, |
definition | : | deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing (verb.contact) |
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