verb🔗ShareAsfixiar, sofocarTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body."Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"¡Abre la escotilla, se está asfixiando en la esclusa de aire!medicinephysiologybodysensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsfixiar, sofocarTo die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body."He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."Asfixió a su esposa sosteniendo una almohada sobre su cabeza.medicinephysiologybodydiseasesensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsfixiar, sofocarTo overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation."The constant arguing between my siblings suffocated me; I felt overwhelmed and unable to breathe. "Las constantes discusiones entre mis hermanos me asfixiaban; me sentía abrumado e incapaz de respirar.sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDestruir, extinguirTo destroy; to extinguish."to suffocate fire"Extinguir el fuego.disasterenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsfixiaSuffocation"The suffocating heat in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "El calor asfixiante en el aula dificultaba la concentración.sensationmedicinebodyphysiologysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
