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suffocation /sʌfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/noun [mass noun]1The state or process of dying from being deprived of air or unable to breathe: suffocation by smoke inhalation the occupants died of suffocation inside the airtight compartment [count noun]: prisoners told accounts of suffocations and shootings...- A 34-year-old white male found dead in the basement of his home died of suffocation, according to police.
- Whether moving grain or working in the grain bin, there's always a danger of suffocation or respiratory problems.
- The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is suffocation due to lack of oxygen.
1.1Difficulty in breathing: we had to face heat and suffocation inside the coach...- We went up a flight of stairs crammed to suffocation by people eagerly waiting for the hall doors to open.
- The images in the nightmare had been vivid, but what had been more vivid had been the sensation of suffocation and sheer helplessness.
- With all the heat, humidity and suffocation, no matter how hard I try to fall asleep, it remains a distant dream.
1.2A feeling of being trapped and oppressed: for years I could not escape feelings of suffocation the country’s slow suffocation under the ever-increasing weight of red tape...- Growing up in East Germany, the Chancellor witnessed first-hand the economic suffocation of communism.
- By offering protection, not suffocation, Europe could set an example for the world in the best way to foster digital innovation.
- The playwright himself thought her brave and true to her exceptional self, straining against the suffocation of modern life.
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