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sensation Definition

sen·sa·tion (sen sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the power or process of receiving conscious sense impressions through direct stimulation of the bodily organism the sensations of hearing, seeing, touching, etc.
  2. an immediate reaction to external stimulation of a sense organ; conscious feeling or sense impression a sensation of cold
  3. a generalized feeling or reaction, often vague and without reference to immediate stimulus a sensation of happiness
    1. a state or feeling of general excitement and interest the play caused such a sensation
    2. the action, event, person, etc. causing such a feeling

Etymology: LL sensatio < sensatus: see sensate

sensation Synonyms

sensation

n.

  1. The sense of feeling

    sensibility, susceptibility, sensitiveness, consciousness, awareness, perception, impression; see also emotion, thought 1.

    Antonyms stupor*, apathy, torpor.

  2. A feeling

    response, sentiment, passion, excitement; see feeling 1.

sensation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • breathlessness: Panic attacks with hyperventilation and fear of suffocation often worsens the sensation of breathlessness.
  • fullness: While this air may cause the sensation of abdominal fullness, it should not be painful.

Converse of object

  • tingle: A cold, tingling sensation entered my body, giving life to muscles that I thought I had lost the use of for ever.
  • prickle: However, Rachel started to feel a prickling sensation on her face.
  • burn: Edema, burning sensation, blisters, rash, or pinching sensation at the application site was also noted.
  • itch: The itching sensation departs rapidly thereafter -with or without treatment.
  • evoke: This sculpting massage evokes a floating sensation, allowing you to let go almost immediately.
  • choke: Move your finger between the lines and focus on the choking sensation.

Adjective modifier

  • bodily: I did my best to ignore the fact that my bodily sensations were no longer agreeable.
  • tactile: It involves human assessment of tactile sensations, with the object hidden from the assessor's view.
  • stinging: It gave me an idea of what to expect re the stinging sensation with the crowning.
  • unpleasant: Around 10 per cent of patients will experience some unpleasant sensations of the face which may affect the quality of life.
  • teenage: To the power of one She was America's teenage surfing sensation - at just 13.

Modifies a noun

  • super-bright: A sensation super-bright our invited experts into the setting.

Noun used with modifier

  • burning: Others feel pain or a burning sensation in their upper abdomen.
  • singing: David, Ian & Joe re-wrote the lyrics and sultry singing sensation Vivien Scotson was invited in to record the new lyrics too.
  • cellulite: These anti cellulite products are not another âmiracleâ cellulite sensation.
  • taste: We like to source food from around the world bringing a host of taste sensations to your palate.
  • pop: Abba Illusion are the ultimate tribute to Sweden's pop sensation.
sensation Quotes

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. But weel wat I they coudna bring Waur sounds frae hell.

—Ferber, Edna

These two, I say, viz. external material things, as the objects of SENSATION, and the operations of our own minds within, as the objects of REFLECTION, are to me the only originals from whence all our ideas take their beginnings.

—Locke,John

The seat of this sensation is the pit of the stomach.

—Housman, A(lfred) E(dward)

   When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. Theyare all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.

—Hemingway, Ernest Millar

To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!

—Gilbert, Sir W(illiam) S(chwenck)