strangulation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- (countable, uncountable) The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
Synonyms
being choked
squeezing the throat
Translations
Frequency
Etymology
From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.
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