BREATHLESSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A dyspneic condition

Synonyms:

breathlessness; shortness of breath; SOB

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("breathlessness" is a kind of...):

dyspnea; dyspnoea (difficult or labored respiration)

Derivation:

breathless (appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse)

breathless (not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty)