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suffocation

noun

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English suffocation, suffocacioun, from Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.

  1. derived from suffocatio
  2. derived from suffocation
  3. inherited from suffocation

Definitions

  1. Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the…

    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.

    • A child left unattended may die of suffocation.

  2. A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

    • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

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Derived

suffocation mate

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at suffocation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01suffocation02leads03lead04pliable05easily06difficulty07drowning08drown09suffocating

A definitional loop anchored at suffocation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at suffocation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA