strangulation
noun /ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act of killing somebody by pressing their throat hard; the state of being killed in this way
- to die of slow strangulation
- (disapproving) the act of preventing something from growing or developing
- the strangulation of the human spirit
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin strangulatio(n-), from strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.