asphyxia

[as-fik-see-uh] / æsˈfɪk si ə /

NOUN

stupor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coma slumber trance

STRONG

amazement anesthesia apathy bewilderment dullness hebetude hypnosis inertia inertness insensibility languor lassitude lethargy narcosis numbness petrifaction sleep somnolence sopor stupefaction swoon torpor

WEAK

fainting suspended animation swooning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consciousness wakefulness

STRONG

activity interest life liveliness

WEAK

sensibility

Example Sentences

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They absorbed her atmosphere and after each followed a period of mental asphyxy.

From Weighed and Wanting by MacDonald, George