palpitation

American  

[pal-pi-tey-shuhn] / ˌpæl pɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of palpitating.

2. an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart.

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Usage

What does palpitation mean? Palpitation is most commonly used to refer to a heart palpitation—an unusually or abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart.Heart palpitations typically involve the heart beating hard and faster, and they may also involve an irregularity in rhythm.Palpitation can also refer to the act, process, or an instance of palpitating—pulsing, throbbing, or trembling. When your heart palpitates, it beats more quickly or in a fluttering way.Example: My doctor said my heart palpitations may be due to a combination of stress and too much caffeine.

Etymology

Origin of palpitation

1595–1605; < Latin palpitātiōn- (stem of palpitātiō ) a throbbing. See palpitate, -ion

Example Sentences

I finally fell asleep at 5:30 a.m. after considering going to the hospital at least twice for insomnia and heart palpitations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ireland's scrum is causing them palpitations so there's logic to Townsend going with the same plan in Dublin.

From BBC

So the mass palpitations surrounding the arrest last week of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be viewed with caution—another of the occasional bouts of populist revulsion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But then I started to develop heart palpitations and I knew something else was wrong."

From BBC

Symptoms can include chest pain, shortness of breath, fever and heart palpitations.

From Science Daily