Asphyxiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kənˈuːd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsfˈɪksɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsfˈɪksɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kənˈuːd/.

Examples

Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suffocate smother stifle choke

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing “Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
verb	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of “The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”
verb	be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen “The child suffocated under the pillow”

Word Forms

asphyxiation	noun	the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
asphyxia	noun	a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
suffocation	noun	killing by depriving of oxygen
suffocative	adjective	causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
choking	noun	a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ersticken

Sauerstoff entziehen und am Atmen hindern

🇫🇷French

asphyxier

priver d'oxygène et empêcher de respirer

🇪🇸Spanish

asfixiar

Privar de oxígeno e impedir la respiración.

🇮🇹Italian

asfissiare

privare di ossigeno e impedire la respirazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verstikken

berooft zuurstof en verhindert ademhalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

asfixiar

privar de oxigênio e impedir de respirar

🇷🇺Russian

удушать

лишить кислорода и не дать дышать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गला घोंटना

ऑक्सीजन से वंचित करें और सांस लेने से रोकें

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্বাসরোধ

অক্সিজেন থেকে বঞ্চিত এবং শ্বাস নিতে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்

ஆக்ஸிஜனை இழந்து சுவாசத்தை தடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉక్కిరిబిక్కిరి చేయు

ఆక్సిజన్ అందకుండా చేస్తుంది మరియు శ్వాస తీసుకోకుండా చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वासाविरोध

ऑक्सिजनपासून वंचित राहणे आणि श्वास घेण्यास प्रतिबंध करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંગળામણ

ઓક્સિજનથી વંચિત રહેવું અને શ્વાસ લેવાનું અટકાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರುಕಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ಆಮ್ಲಜನಕದ ಕೊರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉಸಿರಾಟವನ್ನು ತಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസംമുട്ടൽ

ഓക്സിജൻ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുകയും ശ്വസനം തടയുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

窒息

剥夺氧气并阻止呼吸

🇯🇵Japanese

窒息する

酸素が奪われ、呼吸ができなくなる

🇰🇷Korean

질식시키다

산소를 차단하고 호흡을 방해합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngạt thở

làm mất oxy và ngăn cản việc thở

🇹🇭Thai

หายใจไม่ออก

ขาดออกซิเจนและป้องกันไม่ให้หายใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesak nafas

menghilangkan oksigen dan mencegah pernapasan

🇲🇾Malay

sesak nafas

kekurangan oksigen dan menghalang pernafasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خنق

حرمانه من الأكسجين ومنعه من التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

خفه کردن

کمبود اکسیژن و جلوگیری از تنفس

🇹🇷Turkish

boğulmak

oksijenden mahrum bırakmak ve nefes almayı engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחנוק

למנוע חמצן ולמנוע נשימה

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