Definition of "suffocation" noun countable and uncountable , plural suffocations
(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 . quotations examples
Quotations 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 .
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 302