Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubatosis

/ˌɹubɑˈtoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ru-bato-sis
IPA: /ˌɹubɑˈtoʊ.sɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unsettling awareness of one's own heartbeat

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Amador rocked me slowly in that amniotic tranquility and I started to get sleepy. I could hear the unsettling rubatosis of my beating heart."
"Avis stopped in his tracks and wheeled around, thinking something had gone wrong—a moment of rubatosis."
"My skin brushed up against his soft hand, sending lightning throughout my body and a strong feeling of rubatosis."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rubato

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹubɑˈtoʊ.sɪs/
British English: /ˌɹuːbɑˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce rubatosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹubɑˈtoʊ.sɪs/.
What does rubatosis mean?: The unsettling awareness of one's own heartbeat
Where does rubatosis come from?: 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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