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hyperventilate

hy·per·ven·ti·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-per-ven-tl-eyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈvɛn tlˌeɪt/
    • /ˌhaɪ.pəˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-ven-tl-eyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pərˈvɛn tlˌeɪt/

Definitions of hyperventilate word

  • verb without object hyperventilate to be afflicted with hyperventilation; breathe abnormally fast and deep. 1
  • verb with object hyperventilate to cause (a patient) to breathe more rapidly and deeply than normal. 1
  • noun hyperventilate Breathe or cause to breathe at an abnormally rapid rate, so increasing the rate of loss of carbon dioxide. 1
  • intransitive verb hyperventilate breathe too rapidly 1
  • verb hyperventilate If someone hyperventilates, they begin to breathe very fast in an uncontrollable way, usually because they are very frightened, tired, or excited. 0
  • verb hyperventilate to breathe in an abnormally deep, long, and rapid manner, sometimes resulting in cramp and dizziness 0
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Origin of hyperventilate

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; back formation from hyperventilation

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Parts of speech for Hyperventilate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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hyperventilate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for hyperventilate

verb hyperventilate

  • gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
Just one Synonym for hyperventilate

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