breathlessness
/ˈbreθləsnəs/noun
उच्चारण ब्रेथ्लस्नस
साँस फूलना, हाँफना
Core word
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the state of having difficulty in breathing
साँस फूलना, हाँफना
- Breathlessness can be a sign of heart disease.
- She complained of chest pain and breathlessness.
- The patient reported breathlessness while climbing stairs.
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- Asthma often causes wheezing and breathlessness.
- Mild breathlessness is common at high altitudes.
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a state of great excitement, fear or eagerness
उत्सुकता या घबराहट से दम रुकना
- There was a breathlessness in her voice as she read the result.
- He read the news with a breathlessness that showed his joy.
- She spoke with breathlessness, eager to share the news.
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- His breathlessness at the sight of the stadium was clear.
- There was breathlessness in the way the children described the circus.
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breathlessness (uncountable noun)
Breathlessness is the state of having difficulty breathing. It is uncountable and has no plural. It is common in medical English.
Breathlessness साँस लेने में कठिनाई की अवस्था है। यह uncountable है और इसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता। यह चिकित्सा की अंग्रेज़ी में आम है।
- Breathlessness is a common symptom of asthma.
- He complained of breathlessness after the walk.
breathlessness + on/after + activity
On or after names the activity that causes it: breathlessness on exertion, on climbing stairs.
'On' या 'after' उस गतिविधि को बताता है जो इसे उत्पन्न करती है: breathlessness on exertion, on climbing stairs।
- She suffers from breathlessness on climbing stairs.
- Breathlessness after meals should be checked.
breathlessness of + emotion (literary)
In literary writing it means great excitement or eagerness: the breathlessness of youth.
साहित्यिक लेखन में इसका अर्थ तीव्र उत्साह या उत्सुकता है: the breathlessness of youth।
- The breathlessness of the crowd was clear before the race.
suffer from / complain of / treat breathlessness
Typical verbs with the word are suffer from, complain of, cause, relieve, treat.
इस शब्द के साथ सामान्य क्रियाएँ हैं suffer from, complain of, cause, relieve, treat।
- The inhaler relieves breathlessness quickly.
- Heart disease can cause breathlessness.
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adjective + breathlessness
severesuddenmildchronicextremeunexplained
- Sudden breathlessness needs urgent medical attention.
verb + breathlessness
causerelievesuffer fromexperiencereportreduce
- Many patients experience breathlessness during an attack.
breathlessness + with
with chest painwith coughwith feverwith dizziness
- Breathlessness with chest pain should be treated as an emergency.
breathlessness + noun
symptomattackepisodeclinicscale
- The breathlessness episode lasted five minutes.
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- Radhika's grandfather developed breathlessness in the winter smog.
सर्दी की धुंध में राधिका के दादाजी को साँस फूलने की शिकायत हो गई।
- Breathlessness can be a sign of anaemia as well as lung disease.
साँस फूलना फेफड़ों की बीमारी के साथ-साथ ख़ून की कमी का भी संकेत हो सकता है।
- The doctor asked if the breathlessness got worse at night.
डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि क्या साँस फूलना रात में बढ़ जाता है।
- He climbed slowly to avoid breathlessness at high altitude.
उसने ऊँचाई पर साँस फूलने से बचने के लिए धीरे-धीरे चढ़ाई की।
- A feeling of breathlessness came over her as she waited for the result.
परिणाम की प्रतीक्षा करते हुए उसे बेचैनी भरी घुटन-सी महसूस हुई।
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✗ He has many breathlessnesses these days.
✓ He has a lot of breathlessness these days.
Breathlessness is uncountable and cannot be pluralised.
Breathlessness uncountable है और उसका बहुवचन नहीं बनता।
✗ She suffers breathlessness from asthma.
✓ She suffers from breathlessness because of asthma.
Suffer takes from before the condition; and the cause is given with because of.
'Suffer' के बाद बीमारी से पहले 'from' आता है; कारण 'because of' से बताया जाता है।