Hyphenation of suffocation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word suffocation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

suf-fo-ca-tion

Definitions of suffocation:

1.	Killing by depriving of oxygen
2.	The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) Asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

Synonyms of suffocation:

noun	asphyxiation, killing, kill, putting to death
noun	asphyxiation, hypoxia

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