Meaning & use
asphyxiated
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Deprived of oxygen, causing suffocation or death.
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Several workers were asphyxiated by toxic fumes trapped in the poorly ventilated tunnel.
The firefighters rescued the family before they could be asphyxiated by smoke.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in medical, legal, and news contexts to describe death or injury caused by lack of oxygen, whether from smoke, gas, or strangulation.
Words with a similar meaning
suffocatedsmothered
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