noun
-
difficult situation; distress; strait; trouble.
-
difficult breathing; panting for breath.
-
a generally chronic disorder characterised by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to inhaled substances, stress, etc.; asthma.
-
a feeling of resentful or discontented longing aroused by another person's better fortune, situation, etc.; envy.