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

2 senses of suffocation

Sense 1
suffocation, asphyxiation -- (killing by depriving of oxygen)
       => killing, kill, putting to death -- (the act of terminating a life)

Sense 2
suffocation, asphyxiation -- (the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture")
       => hypoxia -- (oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency)