palpitation
/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/
palpitation noun: an abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
Noun
palpitation (countable and uncountable, plural palpitations)
- An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
- 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.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter IV, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...
palpitation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
palpitation in Tamil
- சீரற்ற நெஞ்சுத்துடிப்பு, துடிப்பு, படபடப்பு
palpitation in Urdu
- دھڑکا, دھڑکن, لپک
palpitation in Malayalam
- നാഡിതുടിക്കൽ, നെഞ്ചിടിപ്പ്, തുടിപ്പ്, സ്പന്ദനം
palpitation in Kannada
- ಬಿರುಸಿನ ಮಿಡಿತ, ಅದುರುವಿಕೆ, ಗುಕ್ಕು, ನಾಡಿ ಮಿಡಿತ, ಬಡಿತ, ಸ್ಪಂದನ
More languagesFewer languages
- palpitation in Sanskrit
- व्यथा vyathā́
- palpitation in Tagalog
- tahip, sikdo
- palpitation in Arabic
- خَفَقَان ḵafaqān
- palpitation in Indonesian
- palpitasi
- palpitation in Persian
- تپش قلب
Forms of palpitation
| plural | palpitations |
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Origin of palpitation
From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio.
Words that rhyme with palpitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about palpitation
- What does palpitation mean?
- Palpitation means an abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.
- What is palpitation in Tamil?
- Palpitation in Tamil is சீரற்ற நெஞ்சுத்துடிப்பு, துடிப்பு, படபடப்பு. See Palpitation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is palpitation?
- Palpitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce palpitation?
- Palpitation is pronounced /ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of palpitation?
- The plural of palpitation is palpitations.
Words near palpitation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: palpitation (page history and authors); palpitation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palpitation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palpitation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palpitation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); व्यथा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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