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Meanings of breathlessness in English

Portuguese
dispnéia

A dyspneic condition.

        dispnéia
        Usage of breathlessness in English
        1
        Pains in my knees, breathlessness; at 38 this was unacceptable to me.
        The Irish Times
        2
        She looked up in surprise at my breathlessness and my red eyes.
        Saxe Holm's Stories / First Series
        3
        The breathlessness of the air increased, so that it was horribly oppressive.
        The Magician
        4
        Symptoms include breathlessness and fatigue, and can significantly reduce quality of life.
        Pubmed
        5
        I withdrew my ear, and waited in a tense breathlessness of amazement.
        Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow
        6
        When my breathlessness increases I feel as if I were being suffocated.
        The Emperor — Volume 10
        7
        Wheezing, cough, phlegm and breathlessness on exertion are suggestive signs for COPD.
        Pubmed
        8
        I hope it is not broken, she gasped, with a singular breathlessness.
        The Sowers
        9
        The potential for obesity to cause breathlessness may not be fully appreciated.
        Pubmed
        10
        She paused, steadying her voice, then went on with a swift breathlessness.
        The Rim of the Desert
        11
        Some cases are mild, but others are seriously debilitating, with breathlessness and fatigue.
        The Guardian
        12
        The chill breathlessness of the air seemed prophetic of more snow.
        Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903
        13
        Jerusha dropped into the nearest chair and waited with a touch of breathlessness.
        Daddy-Long-Legs
        14
        But the babu was beside himself, what with breathlessness and disappointment.
        The Winds of the World
        15
        Even the voice lacked the accent and slight breathlessness he remembered.
        Blood music
        16
        An air of breathlessness about Rachel seemed to discommode her friends.
        Erik Dorn
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        Translations for breathlessness
        Breathlessness through the time
        Breathlessness across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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        United States of America
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