HyperDic: suffocative

English > 1 sense of the word suffocative:
ADJECTIVEallsuffocative, smothering, suffocatingcausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
English > suffocative: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningCausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat.
Synonymssmothering, suffocating
Broaderbreathless, dyspneic, dyspnoeic, dyspneal, dyspnoealnot breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
Spanishagobiante, asfixiante, sofocador, sofocante
Catalanasfixiant, sufocador, sufocant
Verbssuffocatestruggle / struggle for breath
suffocatefeel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
suffocatebe asphyxiated
suffocateimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

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