SUFFOCATION Definition & Meaning

suffocation

[ suhf-uh-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of killing by preventing air from getting to the blood through the lungs or gills; strangulation:
A crushing neck injury resulted in the child’s suffocation.
difficulty breathing or inability to breathe, or any act that causes this:
One protestor endured temporary suffocation from tear gas.
the act of making someone uncomfortable, or the fact of becoming uncomfortable, through lack of fresh air:
Every noon, the market was crowded; but on Sundays, it was crowded to the point of suffocation.
the act or practice of thwarting someone’s self-expression, freedom, independence, etc.:
Under the military regime there was so much suffocation of the media—they even burned down news offices.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin ��ܴڴ�ō��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ܴڴ�ō��پ�ō, “a choking, stifling”; suffocate ( def ), -ion ( def )

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A coroner's report to prevent future deaths like his found there was very little information on safe positioning of babies in slings or the risks of suffocation when feeding.

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Rather than purchasing a flavored food product sold at a retail outlet, they might look for industrial alternatives full of toxic heavy metals, or use it in private with greater suffocation risks.

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Reyes Barrios participated in antigovernment demonstrations in Venezuela in February and March 2024, Tobin wrote, and was subsequently arrested and tortured, enduring electric shocks and suffocation.

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Boys, who elsewhere in Pakistan may dream of a career, only talk of escape: fleeing to Karachi, to the Gulf, to anywhere that offers a way out of this slow suffocation.

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He admitted non-fatal suffocation against a second woman, which he committed while on bail in the two years between attacking Ms Hudson and being jailed.

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