breathlessness

Plural: breathlessnesses

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

shortness of breath, SOB, dyspnea, dyspnoea

Related Words

dyspnea