Aspiration vs Suffocation - What's the difference?
aspiration | suffocation |
The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to or of)
The action of aspirating.
(phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
(uncountable) 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.
(countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
As nouns the difference between aspiration and suffocation
is that aspiration is aspiration (burst of air that follows the release of some consonants) while suffocation is suffocation.aspiration
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor
- Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game
Derived terms
* aspirational * aspirationalism * aspirationalistEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* aspirational * preaspirationExternal links
* * ----suffocation
English
Noun
- A child left unattended may die of suffocation .
- The coroner reported three suffocations last week.