suffocation (n.)

  1. killing by depriving of oxygen

    [ Syn: asphyxiation ]

  2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

    [ Syn: asphyxiation ]

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