Suffocation definition

Suffocation

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WordNet

(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"

WiktionaryText

asphyxia

A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
a particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia

The coroner reported three suffocations last week.