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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessuffocation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sy.fy.ka.sjɔ̃
"La fumée épaisse a causé la suffocation de plusieurs habitants."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or process of dying or being unable to breathe due to a lack of oxygen or the presence of noxious air.
"The miners narrowly escaped suffocation when the ventilation shaft collapsed." - 2
A feeling of being smothered, oppressed, or restricted as if unable to breathe freely.
"He felt a deep sense of suffocation working under the oppressive corporate bureaucracy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'suffocare' (to choke, stifle), combining 'sub-' (under, below) and 'fauces' (throat or jaws). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, the term historically evolved from physical strangulation to describe any severe deprivation of oxygen or metaphorical stifling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suffocation" is said worldwide
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suffocation
Transliteration: sy.fy.ka.sjɔ̃
"La fumée épaisse a causé la suffocation de plusieurs habitants."
Ersticken
Transliteration: ˈɛɐ̯ˌʃtɪkn̩
"Sauerstoffmangel führt schnell zum Ersticken."
soffocazione
Transliteration: sof.fo.tʃaˈt͡sjo.ne
"La causa della morte fu accertata come soffocazione."
asfixia
Transliteration: asˈfik.sja
"El humo denso provocó la asfixia en el edificio."
sufocação
Transliteration: su.fo.kaˈsɐ̃w
"A vítima foi socorrida a tempo de evitar a sufocação total."
दम घुटना
Transliteration: dam ghutna
"बंद कमरे में धुएं के कारण दम घुटने लगा।"
窒息
Transliteration: zhìxī
"浓烟密布，导致室内人员出现窒息症状。"
질식
Transliteration: jilsik
"일산화탄소 중독은 질식을 유발할 수 있습니다."
窒息
Transliteration: chissoku
"煙による窒息を防ぐために姿勢を低くした。"
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