noun
asphyxiation
as-fihk-see-AY-shuhn
noun
1
Death or severe harm caused by being deprived of oxygen.
"Investigators ruled the cause of death as asphyxiation."
"The gas leak put several workers at risk of asphyxiation."
How to Use Asphyxiation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe process of being suffocated or deprived of oxygen, often fatally.
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asphyxiations plural
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