dyspnoeic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dyspnoeic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	dyspnoeic, breathless, dyspneic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal	not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

English > *dyspnoeic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
Synonyms	breathless, dyspneic, dyspneal, dyspnoeal
Narrower	asphyxiating	tending to deprive of oxygen
	blown, pursy, short-winded, winded	breathing laboriously or convulsively
	smothering, suffocating, suffocative	Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
See also	unventilated	not ventilated
Opposite	breathing, eupneic, eupnoeic	Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally
Spanish	jadeante
Catalan	panteixant

HyperDic: dyspnoeic