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strangulation

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ without æ-raising
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  • /ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ æ-raising
  • /ˈstɹɛ̃ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ æ-raising
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R AE2 NG G Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choking, strangling, throttling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: suffocation, asphyxiation

4

noun

Meaning 4

(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • strangulation of the intestine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: constriction

5

noun

Meaning 5

the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disorder, upset

History

Etymology

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: задушаване (zadušavane) — act of strangling
  • Catalan: estrangulació — act of strangling
  • Dutch: wurging — act of strangling
  • Dutch: worging — act of strangling
  • Ancient Greek: ἀγχόνη (ankhónē) — act of strangling
  • Latin: angor — act of strangling
  • Māori: ronanga — act of strangling
  • Polish: uduszenie — act of strangling
  • Spanish: estrangulación — act of strangling
  • Swedish: strypning — act of strangling