Synonyms for hyperventilation
ˌhaɪ pərˌvɛn tlˈeɪ ʃənhy·per·ven·ti·la·tion

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1. hyperventilationnoun

   the state of breathing faster or deeper than necessary

   Antonyms:
   hypoventilation

Princeton's WordNet

1. hyperventilationnoun

   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

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1. • Breathing

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1. Steve Ricchetti:

   Not a lot of drama. Not a lot of hyperventilation, just do the work.

2. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   You've got to have a photo ID to get on an airplane, you've got to have a photo ID to take a college test, you've got to have a photo ID to cash a check and yet( then-US Attorney General) Eric Holder is rejecting the Texas voter identification laws. He's stopping the South Carolina voter identification laws. Why ? because he and( Jesse) Jackson and Al Sharpton are once again bringing out the race card in photo ID -- saying what ? Saying that having a photo ID requirement at the polls is inherently -- are you ready ? -- racist. Now this is the same sort of stretch, this is the same sort of hyperventilation that has brought Florida to the edge of a race war and now it's coming from the white side as well as the black side, tragically. Extremists on both sides.