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The state of running out of something before everyone else does — height, breath, patience.
means The quality of being small in length, height, time, or supply, depending on what you're short on.
from From Old English sceort, meaning short or cut off, fused with the noun-making suffix -ness — literally the condition of being cut short.
Breath editionMedically called dyspnea, the scary kind.
Temper editionShortness of temper, no apology required.
Latin cousinCurtus, source of curt and curtail.