suffocation

suf·fo·cate  (sf-kt)

v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates

v.tr.

1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

2. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.

3. To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.

4. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (Thackeray).

v.intr.

1. To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.

2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.

3. To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.

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[Latin suffcre, suffct- : sub-, sub- + faucs, throat.]

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suffo·cating·ly adv.

suffo·cation n.

suffo·cative adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suffocation - killing by depriving of oxygen asphyxiation kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life strangling, strangulation, throttling, choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
	2.	suffocation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" asphyxiation hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

Translations

suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən] N → asfixia f, ahogo m

suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → suffocation f

suffocation

n (lit, fig) → Ersticken nt

suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → soffocazione f, soffocamento (Med) → asfissia
to die from suffocation → morire per asfissia

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suffocation [ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → soffocazione f, soffocamento (Med) → asfissia
to die from suffocation → morire per asfissia