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suffocation meaning in Urdu

گھٹن

suffocation in Urdu: گھٹن, حبس. In English, suffocation means asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

Urdu words for suffocation

گھٹن, حبس

English meaning of suffocation

  1. noun Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
  2. noun A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

Full definition of suffocation

suffocation in a sentence

  • A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
  • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

Synonyms of suffocation

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Questions about suffocation in Urdu

What is the meaning of suffocation in Urdu?
Suffocation in Urdu is گھٹن, حبس.
suffocation کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Suffocation: گھٹن, حبس.
What does suffocation mean in English?
Suffocation means asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: suffocation (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: suffocation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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