asthma attack meaning

Definition of asthma attack

1. respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

   Synonyms: asthma, bronchial asthma

   Type of: respiratory disease

   Kinds: status asthmaticus

asthma attack in a sentence

• Have you ever been intubated because of an asthma attack?
• Janos started to have an asthma attack.
• As a child, my daughter had frequent asthma attacks.
• When was your last asthma attack?
• He had an asthma attack.

How to pronounce asthma attack

asthma attack is pronounced /ˈæzmə əˈtæk/ in British English and /ˈæzmə əˈtæk/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.