Asphyxiation vs. Suffocation

Asphyxiationnoun

Death due to lack of oxygen.

Asphyxiationnoun

An acute lack of oxygen.

Asphyxiationnoun

The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.

Asphyxiationnoun

the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

Asphyxiationnoun

killing by depriving of oxygen

Asphyxiationnoun

the state or process of being deprived of oxygen, which can result in unconsciousness or death; suffocation

Suffocationnoun

(uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

Suffocationnoun

(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

Suffocationnoun

The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

Suffocationnoun

killing by depriving of oxygen

Suffocationnoun

the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

Suffocationnoun

the state or process of dying from being deprived of air or unable to breathe

Suffocationnoun

difficulty in breathing

Suffocationnoun

a feeling of being trapped and oppressed