nnoun.actkilling by depriving of oxygenSynset:asphyxiation
Derivationally Related Form:suffocateasphyxiate
Hypernyms:kill killing putting to death
Inherited Hypernyms:suffocationkillingterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:chokingstranglingstrangulationthrottling
nnoun.statethe condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)Synset:asphyxiation
Examples:- asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
Derivationally Related Form:suffocateasphyxiate
Hypernyms:hypoxia
Inherited Hypernyms:suffocationhypoxiadrivephysical conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity