Meaning of Breathlessness | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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Examples

“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.”

“Dickinson's longer lines and use of ampersands ^([Bronski means dashes]) creates a breathlessness that evokes sexual excitement, an urgency that precludes, or at least, overshadows thought.”

“Since he'd entered the urgent care center, his breathlessness had only gotten worse, even though he'd been sitting quietly.”

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