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breathlessness

/brɛθlɛsnɛs/ noun · British & US
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What does breathlessness mean?

noun

A feeling of being short of breath, or a lack of breath; a state of being winded or out of breath.

Example

"The athlete's breathlessness was evident after running up the steep hill."

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