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The meaning of SENSATION is a mental process (such as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ often as distinguished from a conscious awareness of the sensory process. How to use sensation in a sentence.
SENSATION definition: 1. the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that…. Learn more.
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.
a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain. Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.
Sensation, in neurology and psychology, any concrete, conscious experience resulting from stimulation of a specific sense organ, sensory nerve, or sensory area in the brain. The word is used in a more general sense to indicate the whole class of such experiences.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Synonyms for SENSATION: feeling, feel, sense, perception, impression, touch, suggestion, hint; Antonyms of SENSATION: standard, classic.
A sensation is something from your senses. If you lose sensation in your feet, they are numb and it's time for you to get up and move around to restore blood flow. You can call something a sensation if it is wonderful and astonishing.
