sensation

sen·sa·tion

 (sĕn-sā′shən)

n.

1.

a. A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition: the sensation of heat; a visual sensation.

b. The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility: The patient has very little sensation left in the right leg.

c. An indefinite generalized body feeling: a sensation of lightness.

2. A state of heightened interest or emotion: "The anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhat between bliss and fear" (James Weldon Johnson).

3.

a. A state of intense public interest and excitement: "The purser made a sensation as sailors like to do, by predicting a storm" (Evelyn Waugh).

b. A cause of such interest and excitement: The band's new singer is a sensation.

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[French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sēnsātiō, sēnsātiōn-, from Late Latin sēnsātus, gifted with sense; see sensate.]

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sensation

(sɛnˈseɪʃən)

n

1. (Physiology) the power of perceiving through the senses

2. (Physiology) a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs: a sensation of warmth.

3. a general feeling or awareness: a sensation of fear.

4. a state of widespread public excitement: his announcement caused a sensation.

5. anything that causes such a state: your speech was a sensation.

[C17: from Medieval Latin sensātiō, from Late Latin sensātus sensate]

senˈsationless adj

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sen•sa•tion

(sɛnˈseɪ ʃən)

n.

1. perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.

2. a mental condition or physical feeling resulting from stimulation of a sense organ or from internal bodily change, as cold or pain.

3. the faculty of perception of stimuli.

4. a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt.

5. widespread excitement or interest: The divorce caused a sensation.

6. a cause of such feeling or interest.

[1605–15; < Late Latin sēnsātiō understanding, idea = Latin sēns(us) sense + -ātiō -ation]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sensation - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" aesthesis, esthesis, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression perception - the process of perceiving limen, threshold - the smallest detectable sensation masking - the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones" visual sensation, vision - the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor - the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste" auditory sensation, sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" synaesthesia, synesthesia - a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
	2.	sensation - someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field adept, hotshot, maven, mavin, superstar, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard, star, ace, genius, champion expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully track star - a star runner
	3.	sensation - a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear" stir - emotional agitation and excitement
	4.	sensation - a state of widespread public excitement and interest; "the news caused a sensation" excitation, fervour, inflammation, excitement, fervor - the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
	5.	sensation - the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sense faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"

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sensation

noun

1. feeling, sense, impression, perception, awareness, consciousness A sensation of burning or tingling may be felt in the hands.

2. excitement, surprise, thrill, stir, scandal, furore, agitation, commotion she caused a sensation at the Montreal Olympics

3. hit, success, wow (slang, chiefly U.S.), crowd puller (informal) the film that turned her into an overnight sensation

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sensation

noun

1. The capacity for or an act of responding to a stimulus:

feeling, sense, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sentiment.

2. A condition of intense public interest or excitement:

brouhaha, stir, uproar.

Informal: to-do.

Slang: hoo-hah.

3. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:

astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, stunner, wonder, wonderment.

Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.

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Translations

إحْساس بواسِطَة اللمْس، حِسسَبَب للإثارَة، أمْرٌ مُدْهِش ومُثيرشُعور

senzacecítěnípocit

følelsefølesansfornemmelsesensation

SensationGefühlGetöseAufsehenEmpfindung

αίσθηση

sensación

sensaatiotunnetuntemus

sensation

skynjun, tilfinningtilfinningviîburîur

sensazione

besivaikantis sensacijųjutimaslabai vykęssensacijasensacingai

izjūtajutoņasajūtasensācija

oppsiktsensasjon

ощущениесенсацияшум

senzáciavnem

občuteksenzacija

büyük ilgi uyandıran olayduyguheyecan verici bir şeyhis

引起轰动的事件、人物感觉知觉

sensation

[senˈseɪʃən] N

1. (= feeling) → sensación f
to have a dizzy sensation → tener (una) sensación de mareo
to lose all sensation in one's arm → perder la sensibilidad en el brazo

2. (= impression) → sensación f
to have the sensation of doing sth → tener la sensación de estar haciendo algo
I had the sensation that I was being watched → tenía la sensación de que me estaban observando

3. (= excitement, success) → sensación f
to be a sensation → ser un éxito
it was a sensation in New York → en Nueva York causó sensación
to cause or create a sensation → causar sensación

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sensation

[sɛnˈseɪʃ^ən] n

(= ability to feel) → sensation f
a loss of sensation → une perte de sensation
He had no sensation in his right leg
BUT Il ne sentait plus sa jambe droite.

(= feeling) → sensation f
a strange sensation → une étrange sensation

(= great excitement) → sensation f
to be a sensation → faire sensation
The film was a sensation → Le film a fait sensation.
to cause a sensation → faire sensation, créer la sensation

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sensation

n

(= feeling) → Gefühl nt; (of heat, cold etc) → Empfindung f; (of the external world) → Sinneseindruck m; a/the sensation of falling → das Gefühl zu fallen; a sensation of fear → ein Gefühl nt → der Angst, ein Angstgefühl nt; a sensation of hunger → ein Hungergefühl nt; how can one describe the sensation of touching silk? → wie kann man beschreiben, was man beim Berühren von Seide empfindet?; I felt a sensation of being watched → ich hatte das Gefühl, beobachtet zu werden

(= great success) → Sensation f; to cause or create a sensation → (großes) Aufsehen erregen

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sensation

:

sensation-seeker

n → sensationslüsterner Mensch

sensation-seeking

adj → sensationslüstern

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sensation

[sɛnˈseɪʃ/ən] n

a. (physical feeling, impression) → sensazione f
he is completely without sensation in that leg → ha perso completamente la sensibilità della gamba

b. (excitement) → sensazione f, scalpore m
to be or cause a sensation → fare sensazione, destare scalpore

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sensation

(senˈseiʃən) noun

1. the ability to feel through the sense of touch. Cold can cause a loss of sensation in the fingers and toes. gevoel إحْساس بواسِطَة اللمْس، حِس усещане sensação cítění die Empfindung følesans αίσθηση sensibildad kompimismeel حس tunto sensationתחושה अनुभूति osjet érzékelés indera perasa skynjun, tilfinning sensibilità 感覚 감각 pojūtis, jutimas sajūta deria rasa gevoelfølelse czucie احساس، حس: اغېزه: هيجان، پارېدنه جذبات sensação sen­zaţie чувствительность cit; vnem občutek osećaj känsel ความรู้สึกโดยการสัมผัส duygu, his 觸覺 відчуття حس، احساس cảm giác( về bên ngoài) 知觉

2. a feeling. a sensation of faintness. gevoel شُعور чуство sensação pocit das Gefühl følelse; fornemmelse αίσθημα, αίσθησηsensación tunne احساس tunne sensationהרגשה स्पर्श ज्ञान osjećaj érzés perasaan tilfinning sensazione 感情 느낌 jausmas sajūta; izjūta; jutoņa rasa gevoelfornemmelseuczucie احساس sensação senzaţie ощущение pocit občutek osećanje känsla, förnimmelse ความรู้สึก duygu, his 感覺 почуття احساس cảm giác( đối với cơ thể) 感觉

3. a general feeling, or a cause, of excitement or horror. The murder caused a sensation; His arrest was the sensation of the week. sensasie سَبَب للإثارَة، أمْرٌ مُدْهِش ومُثير сензация sensação senzace das Aufsehen, die Sensation sensation αίσθημα, εντύπωση, ντόροςsensación sensatsioon احساس؛شعور kohu sensationהרגשה उत्तेजना uzbuđenje szenzáció sensasi (stór)viðburður (fatto sensazionale) 大騒ぎ 센세이션 sensacija sensācija kegemparan sensatiesensasjon, oppsiktsensacja احساس sensação sen­zaţie сенсация vzrušenie, rozruch, senzácia senzacija senzacija sensation ความรู้สึกหรือเหตุที่ก่อให้เกิดความตื่นเต้น heyecan verici bir şey, büyük ilgi uyandıran olay 引起轟動的原因 сенсація سنسنی، عوام میں ہیجان sự xúc động mạnh 引起轰动的事件、人物

senˈsational adjective

1. causing great excitement or horror. a sensational piece of news. sensasioneel مُؤَثِّر، مُثير сензационен sensacional senzační sensationell sensationel εντυπωσιακός, πολύκροτος, που προκαλεί αίσθηση sensacional sensatsiooniline جالب sensaatiomainen sensationnel מְעוֹרֵר הִתרָגשוּת संवेदनात्मक senzacionalan, uzbudljiv szenzációs menggemparkan æsifenginn, sem vekur æsingu/athygli sensazionale 世間を騒がせる 물의를 일으키는 sensacingas sensacionāls sensasi; menggemparkan sensationeeloppsiktsvekkende, sensasjons-sensacyjny پاروونكى، حسي، هنګامه ييز sensacional sen­za­ţional сенсационный vzrušujúci; úžasný, senzačný zbujajoč pozornost senzacionalan sensationell, uppseendeväckande เป็นเหตุให้เกิดความตื่นเต้นอย่างมาก heyecanlı, merak uyandırıcı 轟動的，駭人的 сенсаційний سنسنی خیز gây ra sự xúc động 轰动的，骇人的

2. very good. The film was sensational. baie goed رائِع، مُمْتاز страхотен sensacional senzační sensationell uovertruffen καταπληκτικόςsensacional meisterlik, väga hea عالي erinomainen sensationnelנפלא मजेदार jako dobar, izvrstan szenzációs bagus sekali stórkostlegur sensazionale, eccezionale 大評判の 선풍적인 인기를 끄는 labai vykęs, fantastiškas, puikus brīnišķīgs; kolosāls sangat bagus sensationeelfantastisk, utrolig godrewelacyjny ښه sensacional sen­za­ţional блестящий senzačný izjemen senzacionalan sensationell[t bra] ดีมาก müthiş, harika 很棒的 чудовий, дивовижний نہایت اچھا tốt 好的，惊人的

3. intended to create feelings of excitement, horror etc. That magazine is too sensational for me. sensasiejagend مُثيرَة جِداً للمَشاعِر сетивен sensacionalista senzacechtivý sensationell sensationel που έχει ως στόχο τον εντυπωσιασμό sensacionalista kõmuline هيجان انگيز sensaatiohakuinen à sensation מַרעִיש सनसनी पैदार करने वाला koji pobuđuje pozornost izgalmas sensasional æsifenginn impressionante きわもの的な 세상을 깜짝 놀라게 하는 besivaikantis sensacijų satraucošs; uzbudinošs sensasi sensationeelsensasjonellsensacyjny هنګامه ييز sensacionalista de senzaţie сенсационный senzáciechtivý razburljiv senzacionalistički otäck, som spelar på känslorna ตั้งใจที่จะสร้างความรู้สึกตื่นเต้น heyecanlandırıcı, şoke edici 聳人聽聞的 такий, що ганяється за сенсаціями ہیجان انگیز gây ra sự giật gân 耸人听闻的

senˈsationally adverb

sensasiejagend بصورةٍ مُثيرَةٍ للمشاعِر сензационно sensacionalmente senzačně sensationell sensationelt εντυπωσιακάsensacionalmente sensatsiooniliselt با شور و هيجان sensaatiomaisesti d'une manière sensationnelle בּאוֹפֶן סֶנסַציוֹנִי सनसनी के साथ osjećajno, senzacionalno szenzációsan, feltűnően secara sensasional stórkostlega in maniera sensazionale あっといわせるように 놀랍게도 sensacingai, puikiai sensacionāli; brīnišķīgi dengan cara yang menimbulkan sensasi sensationeeloppsiktsvekkende, sensasjoneltdoskonale په شور او هيجان سره ،په شوق سره sensacionalmente (în mod) senzaţional блестяще; сенсационно senzačne senzacionalno senzacionalno sensa-tionellt อย่างน่าตื่นเต้น heyecan uyandırıcı şekilde 轟動地 сенсаційно; блискуче سنسنی خیز طریقہ سے gây ra sự xúc động mạnh 轰动地

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sen·sa·tion

n. sensación, percepción de una estimulación por un órgano sensorial.

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sensation

n sensación f, sensibilidad f; light touch — sensibilidad táctil; — of pain sensación de dolor

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