Noun: suffocation ,sú-fu'key-shun
- The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
"suffocation is sometimes used as a form of torture";
- asphyxiation
- Killing by depriving of oxygen
"The victim died of suffocation";
- asphyxiation
Derived forms: suffocations
Type of: hypoxia, kill, killing, putting to death
Encyclopedia: Suffocation