strangulation Syllabification: (stran·gu·la·tion)Pronunciation: /ˌstraNGgyəˈlāSHən/Translate strangulation | into German | into Italian Definition of strangulation noun 1the action or state of strangling or being strangled:death due to strangulation 2 Medicine the condition in which circulation of blood to a part of the body (especially a hernia) is cut off by constriction. strangulation in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of strangulation in the British & World English dictionary