Meanings
nounhyperventilation (countable and uncountable, plural hyperventilations)
plural hyperventilations
- countableuncountablemedicineThe state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary.
As artificial hyperventilation is advocated in the treatment of raised intracranial pressure, it must be questioned where to set the limit beyond which hypocapnically induced cerebral tissue hypoxia may occur.
2012, H. Penzholz, M. Brock, J. Hamer, Brain Hypoxia: Pain, →ISBN, page 42
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “breathing faster”
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Englishventilation
- Englishhyperventilation
From hyper- + ventilation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 過度換氣 /过度换气
- 過度換氣 /过度换气 (guòdù huànqì)the state of breathing faster
Czech hyperventilace
- hyperventilacethe state of breathing faster
Esperanto anhelado
- anheladothe state of breathing faster
Finnish hyperventilaatio
- hyperventilaatiothe state of breathing faster
French hyperventilation
- hyperventilationthe state of breathing faster
Icelandic oföndun
- oföndunthe state of breathing faster
Japanese 過換気症候群
- 過換気症候群the state of breathing faster
Polish hiperwentylacja
- hiperwentylacjathe state of breathing faster
Portuguese hiperventilação
- hiperventilaçãothe state of breathing faster
Spanish hiperventilación
- hiperventilaciónthe state of breathing faster
Swedish hyperventilation
- hyperventilationthe state of breathing faster
Ukrainian гіпервентиля́ція
- гіпервентиля́ція (hiperventyljácija)the state of breathing faster
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hyperventilation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hyperventilation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperventilation
MLA
“hyperventilation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperventilation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperventilation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperventilation.
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