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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion..
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.
Use breathlessness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Breathlessness means The state of being breathless or out of breath, especially merely temporarily from exertion..
Common synonyms include shortness of breath, SOB, dyspnea, dyspnoea.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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