Overinhales

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To take in air from the lungs excessively or beyond normal capacity ; inhaling too deeply or rapidly, often leading to imbalance in oxygen and carbon dioxide levels ; the act of drawing breath with exaggerated volume or frequency
2. Drawing air into the respiratory system in a greater amount or rate than usual; excessively filling the lungs with air; breathing in an overly forceful or plentiful manner
3. The process of excessively loading the lungs with air during inhalation ; taking breaths more deeply or frequently than necessary ; inhaling in a manner that surpasses the usual respiratory demands

Etymology: "Overinhales" is simply the third-person singular present of "overinhale," a verb formed from the prefix "over-" (too much, excessively) and "inhale." "Inhale" itself comes from Latin "inhalare," meaning "to breathe upon or into," built from "in-" (into) and "halare" (to breathe), the same root that gives English "exhale" and "halitosis." The "over-" prefix is an ordinary native English formation, attached freely to verbs to mean an excess of the action, so "overinhale" needed no special coinage: it describes breathing in more than is wanted, as in medical or physiological contexts.

Synonyms: overbreathes, hyperventilates, breathes excessively

Antonyms: underinhales, hypoventilates, breathes insufficiently