breathlessness
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breathlessness
noun breathlessnesses
- The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion. Climbing eight flights of stairs while the elevator is out of service can easily produce some breathlessness in people whose physical fitness is otherwise not noticeably impaired.
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Difficult or labored breathing, as a symptom or sign of a medical condition.
Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly.
Similar: shortness of breath, SOB, dyspnea, dyspnoea
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noun state of being breathless or out of breath
| 日本語 | 息切れ ikigire, 呼吸困難 kokyū konnan |
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| 中文 | 呼吸困難 /呼吸困难 hūxī kùnnán |
| Português | falta de ar |
| Français | essoufflement, halètement |
| Deutsch | Atemlosigkeit |
| Italiano | affanno |
| Русский | оды́шка odýška |
Talk about this word "breathlessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breathlessness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. breathlessness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breathlessness "breathlessness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breathlessness.Cite this
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title = {breathlessness},
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