Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hyperventilation

1 sense of hyperventilation

Sense 1
hyperventilation -- (an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)
       => breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)