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   Sen·sa·tion

   /senˈsāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body: "a burning sensation in the middle of the chest"
   • ▪ the capacity to have physical sensations: "they had lost sensation in one or both forearms"
   • ▪ an inexplicable awareness or impression: "she had the eerie sensation that she was being watched" Similar feelingsenseawarenessconsciousnessperceptionimpressiontickletingleprickle
   • 2. a widespread reaction of interest and excitement: "his arrest for poisoning caused a sensation" Similar commotionstiruproarfuroroutragescandalimpactinterestexcitementagitationinformal:splashto-dohullabaloo
   • ▪ a person, object, or event that arouses widespread interest and excitement: "she was a sensation, the talk of the evening" Similar great successsellouttriumphstar attractiontalking pointinformal:smashsmash hithitbox-office hitsuperhitshowstopperwinnercrowd-pullerwowknockoutbiggie

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin sensatio(n-), from Latin sensus (see sense).

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