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sen·sa·tion

sensation

 
 
pronunciation:
sen seI shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A sensation is a feeling that your body or a part of your body gives you. When you have a sensation of cold, you feel cold.
After Daniel was done playing in the snow, he entered his house and felt a wonderful sensation of warmth.
definition 2: When you touch something hot and have no sensation, it means that your sense or ability to feel pain is not working.
Ella almost lost sensation in her fingers after walking to school without gloves on that very cold day.
synonyms:
feeling, sense
definition 3: When a horse wins a race and it causes a sensation, it means that it causes a lot of interest and excitement in people. When something is a sensation, everybody is talking about it.
The visit of the baseball celebrity caused a sensation in the small town.
synonyms:
stir
definition 4: When something is a sensation, it is a new thing that causes people to get very excited.
The song was a sensation when it came out over fifty years ago, and it's still popular now.
synonyms:
excitement, marvel
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