Asphyxiated Meaning in English

word · lemma: asphyxiate

US

æsˈfɪksiˌeɪtɪd

as-FIK-see-ay-tid

UK

ɐsfˈɪksɪˌeɪtɪd

as-FIK-si-ay-tid

التعريف

Unable to breathe and possibly losing consciousness or dying because of lack of air.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in formal and medical contexts. Often describes accidental or unintentional oxygen deprivation (e.g., smoke, water, gas). Not used for emotional or figurative suffocation. Common with 'was asphyxiated' (passive).

• Spanish: asfixiado
• Portuguese (BR): asfixiado
• Portuguese (PT): asfixiado
• Chinese (Simplified): 窒息而死 - 窒息（生理）
• Chinese (Traditional): 窒息而死 - 窒息（生理）
• Hindi: दम घुटना
• Arabic: مختنق
• Bengali: শ্বাসরোধ করা
• Russian: задушен - удушен
• Japanese: 窒息した
• Vietnamese: bị ngạt thở
• Korean: 질식한
• Turkish: boğulmuş
• Urdu: دم گھٹنا
• Indonesian: tercekik

جمل نموذجية

The child was asphyxiated by smoke during the fire.

basic

He was asphyxiated when the room filled with gas.

basic

The fish was asphyxiated due to lack of oxygen in the tank.

basic

If you don't open a window, people could get asphyxiated in here.

natural

Some miners were asphyxiated after a gas leak in the tunnel.

natural

They found the cat asphyxiated inside the closed garage.

natural