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English to English noun
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the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) |  | Example: asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
source: wordnet30
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killing by depriving of oxygen | | source: wordnet30
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The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia. | | source: webster1913
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