asphyxiation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
  2. noun killing by depriving of oxygen

Etymology

From asphyxiate + -ion.

In classic literature

Synonyms

suffocation

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