asphyxiation
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9.6
- noun
- /æˌsfɪkˈsiːeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
asfixia
- Slow, agonizing death by asphyxiation.
And in your game that's fine, you have no asphyxiation mechanic or something like that.
- And in your game that's fine, you have no asphyxiation mechanic or something like that.
Examples
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There's no evidence of asphyxiation.
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The State Industrial Accident Commission, which investigated the accident, ruled that he had died as a result of asphyxiation.
Academic text (1990) -
Death by asphyxiation from gas was also first introduced in these locations.
Academic text (2017) -
"Yes, the cause of death was asphyxiation.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lung analysis is quite consistent with death by asphyxiation.
Fiction book (1995) -
If I don't get an inhaler, I'll die of asphyxiation.
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Death was due to acute pulmonary edema, most likely caused by asphyxiation.
Fiction book (1996) -
He died of asphyxiation.
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The doctor's report says Santiago died of asphyxiation... brought on by acute lactic acidosis... and that the nature of the acidosis strongly suggests poison.
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The accident led to asphyxiation when the car was submerged in water.
Synonyms
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5.2
Not being able to breathe because there is not enough air
9
7.9
Not enough oxygen reaches parts of the body, for example the brain
8
8.6
A condition in which a person cannot breathe and becomes unconscious from lack of oxygen
5
3.2
Being unable to breathe because something blocks your throat
5
8.6
To press someone's throat so they cannot breathe
5
3.5
Death or serious harm caused by not being able to breathe under water
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9.3
Complete lack of oxygen in the body that can quickly damage the brain
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
asphyxiation = asphyxiate (semi-transparent) = asphyxia + ation
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 'asphyxiate' using the productive suffix '-ation'.
Etymology
The word asphyxiation comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'not' and sphyxis meaning 'pulse' or 'throb'. So it originally described 'no pulse' when breathing stops, and that is why asphyxiation means not having enough oxygen to breathe or being suffocated.