suffocation vs trance

suffocation

noun
  • A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia. 

  • Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. 

  • A child left unattended may die of suffocation. 

trance

noun
  • A dazed or unconscious condition. 

  • A tedious journey. 

  • A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being). 

  • A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis. 

verb
  • To create in or via a trance. 

  • To travel quickly over a long distance. 

  • To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance. 

  • To pass across or over; to traverse. 

  • To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge. 

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