breathlessness Meaning & Definition
What Does Breathlessness Mean?
Breathlessness is used as a noun meaning The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion. It is also used to mean Difficult or labored breathing, as a symptom or sign of a medical condition.
Breathlessness Definition (Noun)
- 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.
- 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.
Synonyms of Breathlessness
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Breathlessness synonyms and antonyms →Breathlessness in a Sentence
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.
Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly.
Word Forms & Grammar
breathlessness (usually uncountable, plural breathlessnesses)
Words That Rhyme With Breathlessness
Origin of Breathlessness
From breathless + -ness.