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There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.
Antonin Artaud

Meaning of "strangulation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRANGULATION

strangulation  [ˌstræŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRANGULATION

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determiner
exclamation
Strangulation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRANGULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

strangulation

Strangling

Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and as the auxiliary lethal mechanism in hangings in the event the neck does not break. Strangling does not have to be fatal; limited or interrupted strangling is practised in erotic asphyxia, in the choking game, and is an important technique in many combat sports and self-defence systems. Further information: chokehold Strangling can be divided into three general types according to the mechanism used: ▪ Hanging—Suspension from a cord wound around the neck ▪ Ligature strangulation—Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object called a garrote ▪ Manual strangulation—Strangulation using the fingers or other extremity...

Definition of strangulation in the English dictionary

The first definition of strangulation in the dictionary is death by compression of the windpipe. Other definition of strangulation is constriction. Strangulation is also suppression and stifling.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRANGULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRANGULATION

strandwolf
strandwolves
strange
strange attractor
strange to say
strangely
strangeness
strangeness number
stranger
stranger danger
stranger´s gallery
strangle
strangled
stranglehold
stranglement
strangler
strangles
strangling
strangulate
strangury

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRANGULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of strangulation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «strangulation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRANGULATION

Find out the translation of strangulation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strangulation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strangulation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绞杀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrangulamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

strangulation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गला घोंटने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخنق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удушение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estrangulamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গলায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

strangulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pencekalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strangulation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絞殺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교살
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Strangulation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ngăn lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळा दाबणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boğma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strangolamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uduszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удушення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strangulare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στραγγαλισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwurging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strypning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvelning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strangulation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGULATION»

The term «strangulation» is regularly used and occupies the 66.367 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRANGULATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strangulation

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QUOTES WITH «STRANGULATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strangulation.
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Antonin Artaud
There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRANGULATION»

Discover the use of strangulation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strangulation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forensic Pathology, Second Edition
Ligature Strangulation In ligature strangulation, the pressure on the neck is applied by a constricting band that is tightened by a force other than the body weight. Virtually all cases of ligature strangulation are homicides. In the authors' ...
Dominick DiMaio, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D., 2001
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Forensic Medicine And Toxicology (oral, Practical & Mcq)
MANUAL STRANGULATION WITH NAIL SCRATCH MARKS IDENTIFICATION It is a model of head, neck and upper part of chest wall with crecentric nail scratch abrasions four in number on left side and one on the right side of neck with ...
R. N. Karmakar
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Textbook Of Forensic Medicine And Toxicology: Principles And ...
Tardieu, A. (1879) in Lapendaison, la strangulation etc. (La suffocation, 2nd ed., p. 206, Paris Bailliere) described a case of a girl, who with deformed right hand following burn-injuries, tied a rolled scarf and shawl around her neck for two and a ...
Vij, 2008
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Criminal Profiling: International Theory, Research, and Practice
method of strangulation and the victim–offender relationship. In 17% of the cases, the offender stole something from the victim. There was no significant association between the method of strangulation and stealing from the victim, but stealing ...
Richard N. Kocsis, 2007
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Health Care Needs Assessment: The Epidemiologically Based ...
Gallegos23 studied 476 hernia repairs in a UK hospital population and used Kaplan-Meier survival analysis to estimate the cumulative probability of strangulation over the length of the clinical history. For inguinal hernia, the cumulative ...
‎2004
6
Intimate Partner Violence : A Health-Based Perspective: A ...
BACKGROUND Healthcare awareness that manual strangulation is a common form of IPV assault has lagged behind the awareness of the social services and IPV victim advocacy community, which has known for a long time that strangulation ...
MPH Connie Mitchell M.D. MD, Policy Development Center for Family Health California Department of Public Health, 2009
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Asphyxia and Drowning: An Atlas
Ligature strangulation (garotting) may cause findings seen in hanging and manual strangulation. A ligature mark is often, but not always, present. The appearance of a ligature mark will reflect the nature of the ligature (soft or firm, narrow or ...
Jay Dix, 2000
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Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
LEON D. SANCHEZ AND RICHARD E. WOLFE Strangulation occurs when pressure is applied to the neck. This common traumatic injury accounts for 2.5% of deaths worldwide. Men are three to five times more likely to be victims than women, ...
Allan B. Wolfson, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, 2009
9
Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, ...
There may be additional abrasions and contusions in homicidal ligature strangulation cases as well, created when the victim desperately attempts to pull the ligature away from the neck. Small, curvilinear abrasions may result from the victim's ...
Joseph A. Prahlow, 2010
10
Homicide: A Bibliography, Second Edition
... 344 Strangulation- 165 Strangulation - Accidental- 435 Strangulation - Amputation- 166 Strangulation - Atypical- 169 Strangulation - Boston- 168 Strangulation - Carotid Thrombosis- 169 Strangulation Cases- 165 Strangulation Danger- 168 ...
Bal K. Jerath, Rajinder Jerath, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRANGULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strangulation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Report: 11-year-old accused of strangulation once carried around …
An 11-year-old boy accused of strangling a 4-year-old boy had a history of disturbing behavior, including choking another child until the child turned blue in the ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Man Gets Life, Plus 16 Years, in Woman's Strangulation Death
An eastern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 16 years in the strangulation death of his girlfriend last year. Twenty-six-year-old ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
3
11-year-old Florida boy arrested in suspected strangulation of 4 …
An autopsy will be completed on the 4-year-old to determine his cause of death, though deputies said they believe he died by strangulation. After that, deputies ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Strangulation of child with blinds cord ruled a homicide
News media outlets quote Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones as saying Friday that Carlene Jane Rigby died of asphyxia by strangulation. Rigby was found dead ... «The Elkhart Truth, May 15»
5
Galaxies die by slow 'strangulation'
"During [strangulation], the victim uses up oxygen in the lungs but keeps producing carbon dioxide, which remains trapped in the body," wrote Dr Cattaneo. «BBC News, May 15»
6
College Athlete From New Jersey Charged With Rape …
A former New Jersey high school soccer star has been arrested on rape and strangulation charges after he allegedly attacked a woman at the University of ... «NBC New York, Apr 15»
7
Darby man wanted in Philly strangulation death
PHILADELPHIA >> Police are looking for a Darby Borough man wanted for allegedly strangling a woman inside of her Southwest Philadelphia home. «The Delaware County Daily Times, Apr 15»
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Daughter charged in woman's strangulation death in Burnet County
Pamela Ross, 63, died from strangulation, according to an autopsy. She was found inside her fifth-wheel travel trailer at the Inks Lake RV Park in the Deer ... «Austin American-Statesman, Apr 15»
9
Spokane motel killing was strangulation, police say
Spokane police believe a man strangled his girlfriend early Thursday morning at a downtown Spokane motel. Officers arrested Michael W. Baesman, 36, ... «The Spokesman Review, Jan 15»
10
Tyreek Hill dismissed after arrest
Hill spent the night in jail and was charged Friday with domestic assault and battery by strangulation, according to a Payne County Court clerk. Hill did not enter ... «ESPN, Dec 14»

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