sensation
//sɛnˈseɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- sensations
Definitions
1.A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
- Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
2.Excitation of sensory organs.
3.A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
- Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5041
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Old French
From Medieval Latin sensatio
From Latin sensus.