1. the state of dying or being killed by lack of air or inability to breathe
2. a feeling of being unable to breathe properly or comfortably
3. an oppressive feeling of being restricted or constrained
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The victim died of suffocation when the building collapsed.
• She felt a sense of suffocation in the crowded elevator.
• The plastic bag warning label mentions the risk of suffocation.
• He experienced suffocation from the thick smoke.
• The suffocation of creativity in the workplace led to low morale.
• Emergency responders arrived quickly to prevent suffocation.
• The tight collar gave him a feeling of suffocation.