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Definition of “sensation

sensation (sɛnˈseɪʃənPronunciation for sensation

Definitions

noun

  1. the power of perceiving through the senses
  2. a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs  ⇒ a sensation of warmth 
  3. a general feeling or awareness  ⇒ a sensation of fear 
  4. a state of widespread public excitement  ⇒ his announcement caused a sensation 
  5. anything that causes such a state  ⇒ your speech was a sensation 

Alternative Forms

senˈsationless adjective

Word Origin

C17: from Medieval Latin sensātiō,  from Late Latin sensātussensate

Usage examples

  • She was soaring high in the stratosphere of her consciousness where nothing existed except the pure sensation of ecstasy.
    Stewart, Michael, Compulsion (1994)
  • "He could have had no movement or sensation below the level of his injury," she said.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • Maybe by then, the sensation will have returned to my knees.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • All this last-gasp activity creates a sensation of light at the centre of our visual field.
    Peter Stanford, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)

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