What does 窒息 mean?

窒息
to suffocate; to choke
It can also mean
- (fig.) stifling; breathtaking
Its characters
- 窒 to obstruct
- 息 breath (as in 气息)
In a sentence
房间里太闷了,我快窒息了。 The room is so stuffy that I'm almost suffocating.
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