suffocative

• Adjectif décrivant quelque chose qui provoque une difficulté à respirer ou une sensation d'étouffement; en anglais moderne, il est rarement utilisé.

An adjective describing something that causes difficulty in breathing or a feeling of being smothered; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Causing breathing difficultyC1formal

   Describing an environment or condition that makes it hard to breathe, often due to lack of fresh air or excessive heat.

   qui gêne la respiration

   • The room was suffocative, with no windows open and the heater on full blast.
   • The suffocative heat of the desert made travel nearly impossible.
   • He found the crowded subway car suffocative and had to get off at the next stop.

   Synonymesairlessclosemuggyoppressivesmotheringstiflingstuffysuffocating

   Antonymesairyfreshventilated