English Explanatory Dictionary

rubatosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The unsettling awareness of one's own heartbeat

Pronunciation

/ˌɹuːbɑˈtəʊ.sɪs/ /ˌɹubɑˈtoʊ.sɪs/

Word forms

rubatosis

Etymology

Presumably rubato + -osis. Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig in 2012 as part of his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows project.

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