What does suffocative mean?
Definitions for suffocative
suf·foca·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
smothering, suffocating, suffocativeadjective
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
"the choking June dust"; "the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"; "the room was suffocating--hot and airless"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Suffocativeadjective
Having the power to choak.
Etymology: from suffocate.
From rain, after great frosts in the winter, glandulous tumours, and suffocative catarrhs proceed. John Arbuthnot, on Air.
Wikipedia
suffocative
Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by the inability of a person to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death. In 2015, about 9.8 million cases of unintentional suffocation occurred which resulted in 35,600 deaths. The word asphyxia is from Ancient Greek α- "without" and σφύξις sphyxis, "squeeze" (throb of heart).
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suffocative
Suffocative refers to causing difficulty in breathing or a sensation of not getting enough air, typically due to lack of oxygen or presence of harmful substances. It may also refer to something overpowering or overwhelming that stifles or suppresses freedom, expression, or activity.
Webster Dictionary
Suffocativeadjective
tending or able to choke or stifle
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of suffocative in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of suffocative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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