Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strangulation

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: stran-gu-la-tion
IPA: /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Road congestion in the Manchester and Liverpool areas has already reached strangulation point and it is regarded as impossible for the roads to handle this displaced traffic; buses already take up to three times as long as the trains to cover the same distance."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: strangulatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

strangulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

strangle strangulate

Synonyms

choking strangling throttling

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce strangulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/.
What does strangulation mean?: The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
Where does strangulation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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