sensation

5 definitions • 12 examples

the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability:

a burning sensation

sensation of I had no sensation of pain whatsoever.

The disease causes a loss of sensation in the fingers.

a general feeling caused by something that happens to you, especially a feeling that you cannot describe exactly:

[ + (that) ] I had the odd sensation (that) someone was following me.

I can remember the first time I went sailing - it was a wonderful sensation.

very great excitement or interest, or something or someone that causes it:

cause a sensation Their affair caused a sensation.

The books have been a publishing sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.

overnight sensation The show was an overnight sensation (= was very successful immediately).

A year ago she was virtually unknown; now, she's a sensation on four continents.

a feeling in your body resulting from something that happens or is done to it, or the ability to feel as the result of touch:

[ C ] He felt a sinking sensation in the pit of his stomach.

[ U ] This part of your body doesn’t have a lot of sensation.

great excitement or interest, or someone or something that causes excitement:

His first recordings caused a sensation and became classics of rock.