hyperventilation
noun
hy·per·ven·ti·la·tion
ˌhī-pər-ˌven-tə-ˈlā-shən 
: excessive rate and depth of respiration leading to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood
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For those in the outside world prone to hyperventilation, Sunday’s loss provided a trigger with no shortage of extreme reactions and suggestions to combat the misery.
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These practices often involve periods of hyperventilation (heavy fast breathing) mixed with breath-holding.
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Some allies, for example, might downplay or dismiss the claim, to present it as media hyperventilation about a candidate who uses punchy rhetoric.
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There’s been much hyperventilation by Liccardo opponents about where Padilla is getting the money.
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Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
These practices often involve periods of hyperventilation (heavy fast breathing) mixed with breath-holding.
—Bree Grant, refinery29.com, 7 June 2024
Some allies, for example, might downplay or dismiss the claim, to present it as media hyperventilation about a candidate who uses punchy rhetoric.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
There’s been much hyperventilation by Liccardo opponents about where Padilla is getting the money.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
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hyperventilation
noun
hy·per·ven·ti·la·tion
ˌhī-pər-ˌvent-ᵊl-ˈā-shən
: breathing that is very fast and deep and leads to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood
hyperventilate
verb
-ˈvent-ᵊl-ˌāt
Medical Definition
hyperventilation
noun
hy·per·ven·ti·la·tion
-ˌvent-ᵊl-ˈā-shən
: excessive ventilation
specifically
: excessive rate and depth of respiration leading to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood
called also overventilation
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