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# breathlessness

noun (breathlessness — uncountable)

«breathlessness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being short of breath and finding it hard to breathe, for example after running or because of illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#m1)
2. A feeling of great excitement or surprise, as if you cannot breathe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and PE lessons breathlessness after exercise is normal; it shows the body needs more oxygen. But sudden breathlessness when resting, or with asthma, needs help from an adult or doctor. In stories it shows fear, excitement or tiredness. Adjective: breathless.

### Examples

- After the race I felt a bit of breathlessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x1)
- Breathlessness can be a sign of an asthma attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x2)
- The doctor asked about Grandma's breathlessness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x3)
- The climbers felt breathlessness high on the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x4)
- In the story her breathlessness came from excitement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x5)
- Tell an adult if breathlessness doesn't go away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/#x6)

### Note

breath + less + ness. Spelling: «breath» is the noun (say «breth»), «breathe» is the verb. Uncountable. Adjective «breathless», adverb «breathlessly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «breathlessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breathlessness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breathlessness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breathlessness.html) on Mova free.