strangulation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
noun the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
noun (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

But strangulation was not the Slogger's intention. — My Doggie and I, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
He uttered a horrible sound, suggestive of death by strangulation. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
That is the point at which the sense of strangulation begins?” “Yes,” I answered. — Carmilla, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

choking, strangling, throttling

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