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suffocation

noun

In Latin: suffocatio Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about suffocation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Killing by depriving of oxygen.
  2. The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped).
    asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

Origin

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

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