dyspnoeal

9.9

Having difficulty breathing

adjective
/ˌdɪspˈnoʊəl/

: disneico

During the asthma attack, she was visibly dyspnoeal and required immediate assistance.

Examples

The patient became dyspnoeal after climbing one flight of stairs.
The patient felt dyspnoeal after climbing the stairs.
Doctors described the man as dyspnoeal due to his severe lung infection.
Don't ignore the dyspnoeal signs!
During the asthma attack, she was visibly dyspnoeal and required immediate assistance.
Doctors described the man as dyspnoeal due to his severe lung infection.
The patient became dyspnoeal after climbing one flight of stairs.

Synonyms

winded

vsdyspnoeal

21 3.5

Breathing hard and having trouble after exercise

is breathing difficulty that can occur for any reason not only after exertion

breathless

vsdyspnoeal

16 3.3

Not able to breathe easily after physical effort or strong emotion

is a general medical term for breathing difficulty regardless of cause

pursy

vsdyspnoeal

Archaic

1 9.9

Breathing with difficulty and feeling short of breath after little effort, often from being overweight

is a general difficulty in breathing not limited to weight or health issues

dyspneic

vsdyspnoeal

Specialized

9.9

Having trouble breathing or feeling short of breath

is the same in meaning but uses a different written form

dyspneal

vsdyspnoeal

Specialized

9.9

Having difficulty breathing and feeling short of breath

is the same in meaning but appears in another form

gaspy

vsdyspnoeal

8.1

Breathing quickly and loudly because you have little air

is a general term for breathing difficulty without focusing on sound

short-winded

vsdyspnoeal

7.1

Breathing is difficult and you get out of breath after activity

is a broader medical difficulty in breathing regardless of activity level

Antonyms

eupnea

Specialized

9.9

Breathing that is normal and easy when someone is resting

How Breathless

asphyxiated

Specialized

8.6

dyspnoeal

9.9

breathless

16 3.3

winded

21 3.5

Surface Forms

dyspnoeal positive

Morphology

dyspnoeal = dyspnoea (opaque) = dyspnoea + al

The adjective is formed from the medical noun 'dyspnoea' plus the productive suffix '-al', but the base word itself is a specialized loanword that is not transparently analyzable for most learners.

Etymology

Dyspnoeal comes from the Greek parts dys- meaning 'difficult' and pnoe meaning 'breath', so a helpful way to remember it is 'difficult breath'. So, it describes someone who has trouble breathing, just like during an asthma attack or after hard exercise.