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Suffocation vs Drowning - What's the difference?

suffocation | drowning |

As nouns the difference between suffocation and drowning

is that suffocation is suffocation while drowning is an instance of a person or animal drowning.

As a verb drowning is

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suffocation

English

Noun

  • (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.
    • A child left unattended may die of suffocation .
  • (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
    • The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

    Synonyms

    * asphyxia

    Related terms

    * suffocate

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    drowning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia drowning) (en noun)
  • An instance of a person or animal drowning.
    • It's dangerous to swim in that river — there were three drownings there last year.

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