Breathless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

tending to cause suspension of regular breathing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɔːɹhˌɪntʃɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛθləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛθləs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɔːɹhˌɪntʃɪdˌiː/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dyspneic breathtaking dyspnoeic inanimate dyspneal pulseless dyspnoeal

Antonyms

breathing

Parts of Speech

adjective	not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty “breathless at thought of what I had done”
adjective	tending to cause suspension of regular breathing “a breathless flight”
adjective	appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse “an inanimate body”

Word Forms

breathlessness	noun	a dyspneic condition
dyspnea	noun	difficult or labored respiration
dyspnoea	noun	difficult or labored respiration
inanimateness	noun	not having life

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

atemlos

nicht atmen oder nur mit Schwierigkeiten atmen können

🇫🇷French

haletant

ne pas respirer ou être capable de respirer sauf avec difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

jadeante

no respirar o poder respirar excepto con dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

senza fiato

non respira o riesce a respirare se non con difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

ademloos

niet ademen of in staat zijn om te ademen, behalve met moeite

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem fôlego

não respira ou consegue respirar, exceto com dificuldade

🇷🇺Russian

задыхающийся

не дышит или может дышать, кроме как с трудом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेदम

सांस न लेना या कठिनाई के अलावा सांस लेने में सक्षम होना

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্বাসকষ্ট

শ্বাস নিতে পারছেন না বা অসুবিধা ছাড়া শ্বাস নিতে পারবেন না

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சுத்திணறல்

சிரமத்துடன் தவிர சுவாசிக்கவோ அல்லது சுவாசிக்கவோ முடியவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరి పీల్చుకున్నారు

కష్టంతో తప్ప శ్వాస తీసుకోవడం లేదా ఊపిరి పీల్చుకోవడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

धाप लागणे

श्वास घेता येत नाही किंवा अडचण वगळता श्वास घेता येत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્વાસ વગરનું

શ્વાસ લેતા નથી અથવા મુશ્કેલી સિવાય શ્વાસ લેવામાં સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರುಗಟ್ಟಿದೆ

ಕಷ್ಟದಿಂದ ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസം മുട്ടി

പ്രയാസത്തോടെയല്ലാതെ ശ്വസിക്കാനോ ശ്വസിക്കാനോ കഴിയുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹ ਰਹਿਤ

ਸਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے سانس

سانس نہیں لینا یا سانس لینے کے قابل نہیں سوائے مشکل کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

气喘吁吁

没有呼吸或能够呼吸（除非困难）

🇯🇵Japanese

息が詰まる

呼吸ができない、または困難を除いて呼吸ができる

🇰🇷Korean

숨가쁜

숨을 쉬지 않거나 어려움이 있는 경우를 제외하고는 숨을 쉴 수 없음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó thở

không thở hoặc có thể thở ngoại trừ khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

หายใจไม่ออก

หายใจไม่ออกหรือหายใจไม่ออก เว้นแต่มีอาการลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesak nafas

tidak bernapas atau mampu bernapas kecuali dengan susah payah

🇵🇭Filipino

humihingal

hindi humihinga o makahinga maliban sa kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

sesak nafas

tidak bernafas atau tidak dapat bernafas kecuali dengan kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاهث

عدم التنفس أو القدرة على التنفس إلا بصعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

بی نفس

نفس نمی کشد یا نمی تواند نفس بکشد مگر به سختی

🇹🇷Turkish

nefessiz

nefes alamıyorum veya zorlukla nefes alamıyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר נשימה

לא נושם או מסוגל לנשום אלא בקושי

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The primary meaning of 'breathless' is 'not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty'.

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