asphyxiation
/əsfɪksɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/əsfɪksɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
əsfɪksɪˈeɪʃən
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- 5 syllables
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- 4th syllable stress
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- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
əsfɪksɪ - ˈeɪʃən -> asphyxiation
Myanmar meaning
(n) အသက်ရှူကျပ်ခြင်း။
Full entry
asphyxia /æs'fÇksiǝ; ǝs'f-/ n [U]
(အောက်ဆီဂျင်မရ၍) မွန်းခြင်း၊ အသက်ရှူမဝခြင်း။
❏ asphyxiate /ǝs'fÇksieÇt/ v (usu passive) မွန်းစေသည်။
He was asphyxiated by the smoke and poisonous fumes. asphyxiation /ǝs'fÇksi- 'eÇʃn/ n [U]: The cause of death was asphyxiation.
Synonyms
amazement, anesthesia, apathy, bewilderment, blockage, choking, coma, daze, dullness, fainting, hebetude, hypnosis, inertia, inertness, insensibility, lack of oxygen, languor, lassitude, lethargy, narcosis, numbness, oxygen deprivation, petrifaction, sleep, slumber, somnolence, sopor, stupefaction, suffocation, suspended animation, swoon, swooning, torpor, trance, unconsciousness
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