strangulation
Syllables: stran·gu·la·tion/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/
strangulation noun: the act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Noun
strangulation (countable and uncountable, plural strangulations)
- The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- Road congestion in the Manchester and Liverpool areas has already reached strangulation point and it is regarded as impossible for the roads to handle this displaced traffic; buses already take up to three times as long as the trains to cover the same distance.1963 June, “News and Comment: The North-West and the Plan”, in Modern Railways, page 365
- The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
strangulation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
strangulation in Tamil
- கழழுத்துச் சுருக்கு, திருகுதல், நெரிக்கப்படுதல், கழுத்து நெறிப்பு, நெரிப்பு, நெறிப்பு
strangulation in Urdu
- پھانسی
strangulation in Bengali
- শ্বাসরোধ, কণ্ঠরোধ
strangulation in Malayalam
- ശ്വാസം മുട്ടിക്കൽ
Forms of strangulation
| plural | strangulations |
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Origin of strangulation
From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.
Questions about strangulation
- What does strangulation mean?
- Strangulation means the act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
- What is strangulation in Tamil?
- Strangulation in Tamil is கழழுத்துச் சுருக்கு, திருகுதல், நெரிக்கப்படுதல். See Strangulation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is strangulation?
- Strangulation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce strangulation?
- Strangulation is pronounced /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/.
- What is the plural of strangulation?
- The plural of strangulation is strangulations.
Words near strangulation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: strangulation (page history and authors); strangulation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); strangulation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); strangulation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); strangulation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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