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suffocation (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 suffocations)

1. (uncountable) 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.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), OCLC 630079698, page 302:

     The moon, directly opposite, flung into the room a long and tremulous line of light, which fell on Guido's face, as he reclined on the pillows which supported his head; he needed the support, for a feeling of suffocation was his constant complaint.

   A child left unattended may die of suffocation.

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

   The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

同意語

• asphyxia

関連する語

• suffocate

Further reading

• suffocation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• suffocation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• suffocation at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “suffocation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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