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sensation

Definition

  • noun: a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences
  • noun: a mental process (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
  • usually singular

Examples

  • The rave reviews turned the book into a nationwide 'sensation' overnight.

  • News of the corporate merger caused a 'sensation' on the stock market.

  • I experienced a stinging/prickling/tingling 'sensation' in my arm.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: ..,Default,,,Wait, wait a minute.\NW-w-w-w-w-wait, no. Dialogue: ..,Default,,,My feet were tingling.\NI-i mean, I felt it. Dialogue: ..,Default,,,Uh, you were experiencing\Nphantom sensation, Dialogue: ..,Default,,,not actual neural connectivity. Dialogue: ..,Default,,,In my opinion, no. (..)
    2016 TvShow: Bones Title: The Death in the Defense Season: 11 Episode 11