asphyxiation
as·phyx·i·a·tion
asphyxiation · asphyxiations
удушение, удушье
Erstickung, Sauerstoffmangel
Death due to lack of oxygenDeath due to lack of oxygen.
/æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/
» Asphyxiation was the cause of death.
Причиной смерти была асфиксия.
Причиной смерти стала асфиксия.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Death due to lack of oxygen.
Erstickung
killing by depriving of oxygen
(countable, uncountable)An acute lack of oxygen.
Sauerstoffmangel
Examples
10 sentencesAsphyxiation was the cause of death.
ruПричиной смерти была асфиксия. — Ooneykcall
Tom died from asphyxiation.
ruТом умер от асфиксии. — marafon
deTom ist erstickt. — Luiaard
Tom died of asphyxiation.
ruТом умер от асфиксии. — marafon
My best friend died of asphyxiation.
deMein bester Freund ist erstickt. — pne
Death occurred as a result of asphyxiation.
ruСмерть наступила в результате асфиксии. — marafon
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
death due to lack of oxygen:
an acute lack of oxygen:
Forms
plural: asphyxiations| Singular | asphyxiation |
|---|---|
| Plural | asphyxiations |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- killing by depriving of oxygen:suffocation
- the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped):suffocation
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedautoasphyxiation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable