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unbreathed

unbreathed

9.3
Not breathing and showing no signs of life
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbriːðd/
translation icon : sin aliento
  • The rescuers found the puppy unbreathed after the accident, but quickly began CPR.

Examples

  • The doctor checked for a pulse on the unbreathed patient before starting emergency treatment.

  • She stared in shock at the unbreathed figure lying motionless on the ground.

  • The cat lay unbreathed on the floor.

  • He appeared unbreathed after the accident.

  • The rescuers found the puppy unbreathed after the accident, but quickly began CPR.

  • The doctor checked for a pulse on the unbreathed patient before starting emergency treatment.

  • She stared in shock at the unbreathed figure lying motionless on the ground.

Synonyms

lifeless
vsunbreathed
28 3.4

Not moving and showing no signs of people or animals

is narrower meaning lack of respiration or visible life in people or animals
unbreathing
vsunbreathed
8.0

Completely still and silent with no sound or movement

focuses specifically on absence of respiration in a person or animal

Antonyms

alive
∞ 1.0

Still present and not dead

Surface Forms

unbreathed positive

Morphology

unbreathed = breathed (transparent) = un + breathe + ed

Clear negation: 'un-' + 'breathed' yields 'not breathing', which a learner knowing 'breathe' and 'un-' can infer.

Etymology

Unbreathed is made of un- meaning 'not' and breathe meaning 'to take air'. Think of a person with no breath in their chest; that's why unbreathed means 'not breathing' or showing no sign of life.