[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, caused by impaired respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation :The cause of death was severe asphyxiation, apparently from smoke inhalation.", "the condition of being stifled or suffocated:Peripheral countries, faced with economic asphyxiation, are being forced to sell access to their fishing banks for far less than they are worth."]}]