suffocation en · NOUN
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
The moon, directly opposite, flung into the room a long and tremulous line of light, which fell on Guido's face, as he reclined on the pillows which supported his head; he needed the support, for a feeling of suffocation was his constant complaint.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 302:
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(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
The coroner reported three suffocations last week.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suffocations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
el πνιγμονή (particular death or killing) · nv yisdah (asphyxia) · el πνιγμονή (asphyxia) · el πνιγμοσύνη (particular death or killing) · fr suffocation (asphyxia) · de Erstickung (asphyxia) · ga múchadh (asphyxia) · gd tachdadh (particular death or killing) · nrf suffocâtion (asphyxia) · it soffocazione (asphyxia) · ru уду́шье (asphyxia) · el πνιγμοσύνη (asphyxia) · sv kvävning (asphyxia) · da kvælning (asphyxia) · bg задушаване (asphyxia) · el πνίξιμο (asphyxia) · ru удуше́ние (particular death or killing) · hu fulladás (asphyxia) · bg удушване (particular death or killing) · egy i-tm-m-W-nDs:Z2 (asphyxia) · ru удуше́ние (asphyxia) · ga plúchadh (asphyxia) · nl verstikking (asphyxia) · la suffocatio (asphyxia) · hu megfojtás (particular death or killing)