HYPERVENTILATE


Meaning of HYPERVENTILATE in English

hy ‧ per ‧ ven ‧ ti ‧ late /ˌhaɪpəˈventəleɪt, ˌhaɪpəˈventɪleɪt $ -pərˈventl-eɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

to breathe too quickly or too deeply, so that you get too much ↑ oxygen and feel ↑ dizzy

—hyperventilation /ˌhaɪpəventəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌhaɪpəventɪˈleɪʃ ə n $ -pərventlˈeɪ-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.