Dyspneal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌmpiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪspniəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪspniəl/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈʌmpiɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dyspneic breathless dyspnoeic dyspnoeal

Antonyms

breathing

Parts of Speech

adjective

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

“breathless at thought of what I had done”

Word Forms

breathlessness	noun	a dyspneic condition
dyspnea	noun	difficult or labored respiration
dyspnoea	noun	difficult or labored respiration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dyspnoe

nicht atmen oder nur mit Schwierigkeiten atmen können

🇫🇷French

dyspnée

ne pas respirer ou être capable de respirer sauf avec difficulté

🇪🇸Spanish

disnea

no respirar o poder respirar excepto con dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

dispnea

non respira o riesce a respirare se non con difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

dyspnoe

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

dispneia

não respira ou consegue respirar, exceto com dificuldade

🇷🇺Russian

одышка

не дышит или может дышать, кроме как с трудом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्वास कष्ट

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

శ్వాసకోశ

కష్టంతో తప్ప శ్వాస తీసుకోవడం లేదా ఊపిరి పీల్చుకోవడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वासनलिका

श्वास घेता येत नाही किंवा अडचण वगळता श्वास घेता येत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્પનીલ

શ્વાસ લેતા નથી અથવા મુશ્કેલી સિવાય શ્વાસ લેવામાં સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಸ್ಪ್ನಿಯಲ್

ಕಷ್ಟದಿಂದ ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಉಸಿರಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്പ്നിയൽ

പ്രയാസത്തോടെയല്ലാതെ ശ്വസിക്കാനോ ശ്വസിക്കാനോ കഴിയുന്നില്ല

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呼吸困难

没有呼吸或能够呼吸（除非困难）

🇯🇵Japanese

呼吸困難

呼吸ができない、または困難を除いて呼吸ができる

🇰🇷Korean

호흡곤란

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

หายใจลำบาก

หายใจไม่ออกหรือหายใจไม่ออก เว้นแต่มีอาการลำบาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sesak napas

tidak bernapas atau mampu bernapas kecuali dengan susah payah

🇲🇾Malay

sesak nafas

tidak bernafas atau tidak dapat bernafas kecuali dengan kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضيق التنفس

عدم التنفس أو القدرة على التنفس إلا بصعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

تنگی نفس

نفس نمی کشد یا نمی تواند نفس بکشد مگر به سختی

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes darlığı

nefes alamıyorum veya zorlukla nefes alamıyorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוצר נשימה

לא נושם או מסוגל לנשום אלא בקושי

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