Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun strangulation

3 senses of strangulation

Sense 1
choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling -- (the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused")
       => suffocation, asphyxiation -- (killing by depriving of oxygen)

Sense 2
strangulation -- (the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage)
       => disorder, upset -- (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time")

Sense 3
strangulation -- ((pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine")
       => constriction -- (the action or process of compressing)