Asphyxiation
/æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Death due to lack of oxygen. countable, uncountable
- 2 killing by depriving of oxygen wordnet
- 3 An acute lack of oxygen. countable, uncountable
- 4 the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) wordnet
Example
More examples"My best friend died of asphyxiation."
Etymology
From asphyxiate + -ion.