asphyxiated

Adjective

Meaning

Alt. of Asphyxied

Examples

I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children. Donatella Versace

Poetry has died, asphyxiated by metaphors. Nicolás Gómez Dávila

A 1994 incident in which a man was asphyxiated after entering an argon-filled section of oil pipe under construction in Alaska highlights the dangers of argon tank leakage in confined spaces, and emphasizes the need for proper use, storage and handling. Source: Internet

A gas leak in his home nearly asphyxiated Rube Foster in 1926, and his increasingly erratic behavior led to him being committed to an asylum a year later. Source: Internet

On May 26, Foster was nearly asphyxiated by a gas leak in Indianapolis. citation Though he recovered and returned to his team, his behavior grew erratic from then on. Source: Internet

A youth asphyxiated in Vancouver during 2003, and a 27-year-old man in Australia had an embolism after breathing from a cylinder in 2000. Source: Internet

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