Palpitation
/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness. countable, uncountable
"Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness."
- 2 a shaky motion wordnet
- 3 a rapid and irregular heart beat wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly, that I felt the palpitation of every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness."
Etymology
From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.