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suffocation

/sˌʌfəkˈeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

  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”

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