SUFFOCATE

(verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
synonyms : choke , gag , strangle
(verb) feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
(verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
synonyms : asphyxiate , stifle
(verb) suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
"His job suffocated him"
synonyms : choke
(verb) become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
synonyms : choke
(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
synonyms : asphyxiate , choke , stifle
(verb) deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow", "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
synonyms : asphyxiate , smother

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