mouth breathing
Bypassing the nose
Mouth breathing is breathing through the mouth rather than the nose, often due to nasal congestion or habit.
The term has become internet slang for stupidity or social obliviousness—the image of someone slack-jawed and vacant: The comments section was full of mouth breathers.
As an adjective, mouth-breathing modifies nouns directly: mouth-breathing idiots.
Blocked airflow through nostrils
- deviated septumMisaligned nasal partition
- adenoidsNasal lymphoid tissue
- sleep apneaDisorder of interrupted breathing
- snoringNoisy breathing while asleep
allergies · sinusitis · rhinitis · nasal polyps · tonsillitis · airway obstruction · CPAP · ENT
nasal congestion
Blocked airflow through nostrils
- deviated septumMisaligned nasal partition
- adenoidsNasal lymphoid tissue
- sleep apneaDisorder of interrupted breathing
snoring · allergies · sinusitis · rhinitis · nasal polyps · tonsillitis · airway obstruction · CPAP · ENT · nasal strips
slack-jawed
Mouth open from shock
dullard · simpleton · neckbeard · basement dweller · oblivious · vacant stare · dopey · clueless · buffoon
- breathinginhalation, breath, exhalation, inhale, exhale
- dying signsdeath rattle, mottling, mottled skin, cold extremities, cyanosis
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Breathworkbreath control, breath awareness, pranayama, breath counting, breath hold
- Respiratory Carealbuterol, inhaler, oxygen therapy, supplemental oxygen, steroid inhaler
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
mouth breathingsharp
Fine-edged, or astute
astute · perceptive · quick-witted · savvy · intelligent
mouth, breathe, breathing, breather, breathed, breathes, breathings