Associations to the word «Asphyxiation»

Wiktionary

ASPHYXIATION, noun. Death due to lack of oxygen.
ASPHYXIATION, noun. An acute lack of oxygen.

Dictionary definition

ASPHYXIATION, noun. The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture".
ASPHYXIATION, noun. Killing by depriving of oxygen.

Wise words

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Joseph Conrad