breathlessness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion.
  2. Difficult or labored breathing, as a symptom or sign of a medical condition.

Word forms

breathlessness breathlessnesses

Etymology

From breathless + -ness.

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