sensationnoun
uk/senˈseɪ.ʃən/us/senˈseɪ.ʃən/sensation noun (FEELING)
B2 [ C or U ] the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability:
a burning sensation
I had no sensation of pain whatsoever.
The disease causes a loss of sensation in the fingers.
B2 [ C usually singular ] 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.
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- My massage had left me with a pleasant tingly sensation.
- Suddenly she felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- I had a strange sensation in my neck as if something was pressing against it.
- Three months after the accident she still has no sensation in her right foot.
- I had the strange sensation that I'd been there before.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The senses in general
- eyesight
- feeling
- hearing
- night vision
- night vision
- sense
- sensory
- sight
- smell
- synaesthesia
- taste
- touch
- vision
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Feelings - general words
sensation noun (EXCITEMENT)
B2 [ S ] something very exciting or interesting, or something that causes great excitement or interest:
Their affair caused a sensation.
The books have been a publishing sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
The show was an overnight sensation (= was very successful immediately).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- meaty
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- zap
- zest
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