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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

  • (..) ...made up of multiple colors that you twist and turn... ...and try to get to a solid color on each side. This little cube is the gift sensation of . Although we did encounter one math professor at USF... This is as far as I've gotten on mine. As you can see, (..)
    2006 The Pursuit of Happyness