Meaning of dyspnoeal in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Qualitative Adjective

   dyspnoeal

   Definitions

   1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

   Examples

   • « breathless at thought of what I had done »
   • « breathless from running »
   • « followed the match with breathless interest »

   Synonyms

   • asphyxiating
   • smothering
   • suffocating
   • suffocative
   • blown
   • gasping
   • out of breath(p)
   • panting
   • pursy
   • short-winded
   • winded

   Antonyms

   • breathing
   • eupneic
   • eupnoeic

See also

• unventilated