How to Pronounce "asphyxiated"
word
æsˈfɪksiˌeɪtɪd
as-FIK-see-ay-tid
ɐsfˈɪksɪˌeɪtɪd
as-FIK-si-ay-tid
Definition
Unable to breathe and possibly losing consciousness or dying because of lack of air.
IPA Transcription
American English
æsˈfɪksiˌeɪtɪd
British English
ɐsfˈɪksɪˌeɪtɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
as-FIK-see-ay-tid
UK
as-FIK-si-ay-tid
Listen in Context
The child was asphyxiated by smoke during the fire.
He was asphyxiated when the room filled with gas.
The fish was asphyxiated due to lack of oxygen in the tank.
If you don't open a window, people could get asphyxiated in here.