What is another word for breathlessness?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈɛθləsnəs] (IPA)

Breathlessness, which refers to the feeling of being unable to catch one's breath, can also be described in a variety of ways. Synonyms for breathlessness include shortness of breath, dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, suffocation, palpitations, and choking. Each of these terms signifies the sensation of difficulty breathing and can indicate a range of underlying health conditions. Shortness of breath is the most common synonym for breathlessness and is often experienced during physical exertion or in high altitude environments. Dyspnea is a medical term that refers to labored breathing and can be a symptom of lung disease or heart problems. Other synonyms for breathlessness can also indicate anxiety or panic attacks.

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Usage examples for Breathlessness

When we were trying those athletics at Greenland, the day after my capture, I could rend a broad linen band fastened tightly round my upper arm by bending the biceps: when I had been a month in Carroll place I had to halt, at least once, from absolute breathlessness and debility, on the stairs leading from the yard to the third story; my pulse was almost imperceptible.
"Border and Bastille"
George A. Lawrence
But as with breathlessness they listened, the sounds and disturbance died away to whispers, and there was nothing but a feeble lapping.
"Menhardoc"
George Manville Fenn
Then the upper part of her body becomes insensible, and the only pain left is that of weakness and breathlessness.
"The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)"
George Tyrrell

Famous quotes with Breathlessness

  • Standing before this building, I learn something about fear. I learn that it is not the idle fantasies of someone who maybe wants something important to happen to him, even if the important thing is horrible. It is not the disgust of seeing a dead stranger, and not the breathlessness of hearing a shotgun pumped outside of Becca Arrington's house. This cannot be addressed by breathing exercises. This fear bears no analogy to any fear I knew before. This is the basest of all possible emotions, the feeling that was with us before we existed, before this building existed, before the earth existed. This is the fear that made fish crawl out onto dry land and evolve lungs, the fear that teaches us to run, the fear that makes us bury our dead.
    John Green (author)

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