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Suffocation vs Suppression - What's the difference?

suffocation | suppression |

As nouns the difference between suffocation and suppression

is that suffocation is suffocation while suppression is the act or instance of suppressing.

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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    suppression

    English

    Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
    • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.