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suffocative
suf·fo·cate S0866400 (sŭf′ə-kāt′)v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates v.tr.1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.2. To impair the breathing of or cause discomfort to by cutting off the supply of fresh air.3. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (William Makepeace Thackeray).v.intr.1. To die from lack of air or oxygen.2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.3. To become or feel oppressed; be stifled.
[Latin suffōcāre, suffōcāt- : sub-, sub- + faucēs, throat.]
suf′fo·ca′ting·ly adv.suf′fo·ca′tion n.suf′fo·ca′tive adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | suffocative - causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat; "the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"smothering, suffocatingbreathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic - not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest" |
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Synonyms for suffocativeadj causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatSynonymsRelated Words- breathless
- dyspneal
- dyspneic
- dyspnoeal
- dyspnoeic
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