asphyxiation

/æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/

This is a word for dying from lack of oxygen. Anyone who chokes to death dies from asphyxiation.

This is a medical word for a horrible thing that could happen to anyone. Asphyxiation, also known as suffocation, means to die from lack of oxygen. Gangsters in crime movies are always practicing asphyxiation, usually by holding a pillow over someone's head so they can't breathe. You have to be especially careful with small children and asphyxiation risks — if they play with a plastic bag and put it over their head, they could accidentally asphyxiate themselves.

Definitions of asphyxiation

1. noun

   the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
   “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”

   synonyms: suffocation

   type of:

   hypoxia

   oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
2. noun

   killing by depriving of oxygen
   synonyms: suffocation

   types:

   choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling

   the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

   type of:

   kill, killing, putting to death

   the act of terminating a life