English Explanatory Dictionary

suffocation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

Word forms

suffocation suffocations

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.

Synonyms

asphyxia

Related words

suffocate

Derived words

suffocation mate

Translations

Bulgarian: задушаване Danish: kvælning Dutch: verstikking Egyptian: i-tm-m-W-nDs:Z2 French: suffocation German: Erstickung Greek: πνιγμονή Greek: πνίξιμο Greek: πνιγμοσύνη Hungarian: fulladás Irish: múchadh Irish: plúchadh Italian: soffocazione Latin: suffocatio Norman: suffocâtion Russian: удуше́ние Russian: уду́шье Swedish: kvävning
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