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hyperventilation

hyperventilation

2 6.8
Breathing too fast or too deep that makes you feel dizzy and tingly
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpərˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : hiperventilación
  • Hyperventilation can occur if the person is very anxious and may cause pain that is unaffected by movement.
  • mechanical hyperventilation
  • passive hyperventilation

One group did that, the other group did cyclic sawing, another group did box breathing, another group did cyclic hyperventilation.

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Examples

  • As soon as you step into the water, you will activate your hyperventilation and that is because you are not adapted yet.

    WIRED

  • I think what you experienced was hyperventilation brought on by stress.

    Something's Gotta Give (2003)

  • However, they used a much less striking degree of hyperventilation than that reported here.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I'm afraid it's far too late to prevent hyperventilation now.

    Blog text (28)

  • You see, all that stuff I've been feeling, the breathing, the hyperventilation, the choking, it's fine.

    Queens Logic (1991)

  • During the presentation, her rapid breathing caused hyperventilation, leaving her feeling lightheaded.

  • When he started to panic, he began to experience hyperventilation, making it hard to catch his breath.

  • After running up the stairs, she felt dizzy due to hyperventilation from breathing too quickly.

Synonyms

tachypnea
vshyperventilation
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Very fast breathing that shows a health problem

is faster and deeper than needed, causing dizziness or tingling
hyperpnea
vshyperventilation
  • Specialized
9.9

Breathing that is deeper and faster than normal, often after exercise or during illness

is excessive breathing beyond need causing dizziness or tingling

How Fast

hyperventilation
2 6.8
tachypnea
  • Specialized
1 9.9
panting
203 2.6
apnea
  • Specialized
8.0

Surface Forms

hyperventilation singular
hyperventilations plural

Morphology

hyperventilation = ventilation (transparent) = hyper + ventilation

The meaning is directly compositional: 'hyper-' adds the idea of excess to 'ventilation'.

Etymology

The word hyperventilation starts with hyper- meaning 'too much' and has ventilation, which is about 'air' and 'breathing', like in ventilate. So hyperventilation is when someone breathes too much or too fast, and that is why it can make you feel dizzy or tingly.