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Meaning of word suffocate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

suffocate   verb

Meaning : Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing.

Example : Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow.
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor.

Synonyms : asphyxiate, smother

श्वास लेने में परेशानी होना।

ऐसे प्रदूषित वातावरण में मेरा दम घुट रहा है।
घुटना, दम घुटना, श्वासावरोध होना, साँस अटकना, साँस रुँधना

Meaning : Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of.

Example : The foul air was slowly suffocating the children.

Synonyms : asphyxiate, choke, stifle

Meaning : Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled.

Example : He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village.

Synonyms : choke

Meaning : Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of.

Example : His job suffocated him.

Synonyms : choke

Meaning : Be asphyxiated. Die from lack of oxygen.

Example : The child suffocated under the pillow.

Synonyms : asphyxiate, stifle

Meaning : Feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air.

Example : The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating.

Meaning : Struggle for breath. Have insufficient oxygen intake.

Example : He swallowed a fishbone and gagged.

Synonyms : choke, gag, strangle

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