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sensation
[ sen-sey-shuhn ]
noun
- the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.
- a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain.
- Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli.
- a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.
- a mental feeling, especially a state of excited feeling.
- a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence.
Synonyms: stimulation, perturbation, commotion, agitation, animation, excitement
- a cause of such feeling or interest:
The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival.
sensation
/ sɛnˈseɪʃən /
noun
- the power of perceiving through the senses
- a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs
a sensation of warmth
- a general feeling or awareness
a sensation of fear
- a state of widespread public excitement
his announcement caused a sensation
- anything that causes such a state
your speech was a sensation
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Derived Forms
- senˈsationless, adjective
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Other Words From
- sen·sation·less adjective
- nonsen·sation noun
- resen·sation noun
- subsen·sation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sensation1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sensation1
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Example Sentences
“The sensation these objects presented receded as their cost increased,” notes Rabinowitz.
Is there a more dreadful sensation than that of your stomach wringing itself out like a washcloth?
After failing to reach their targeted goal on crowdfunding sites, the café became a media sensation following a piece on Buzzfeed.
Q: What was your sensation when they were pouring water... what did you physically feel?
The lure and addiction of gaming—which went back to pinball, of course—became a sensation with Asteroids.
The sensation she had communicated to him then she communicated again, this time perhaps more strongly.
He brings out all their power, brilliancy and careering wildness, and makes the greatest sensation of them.
It would make a sensation, he thought; there was more than one generally accepted theory he had challenged or contradicted in it.
He soon experienced an unwonted sense of fatigue, then a drowsy sensation came over him.
Perhaps, like father, I am a snob at heart and liked the sensation of a sort of artistic alliance with the British aristocracy.
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