SUFFOCATIONS Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word suffocations. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word suffocations. (close relations)

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	asphyxiation				nounn
	noun • the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) • killing by depriving of oxygen
	choking				verbv
	noun • a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
	smothering				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
	strangulation				verb, nounv, n
	noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe • the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
	throttling				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
	asphyxia				nounn
	noun • a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas

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