sen·sa·tion 
/sɛnˈseɪʃən/ noun
plural sen·sa·tions /sɛnˈseɪʃən/ noun 1 [count] : a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences
▪ I experienced a stinging/prickling/tingling sensation in my arm. ▪ She felt a burning sensation in her throat. ▪ visual/bodily sensations ▪ a sensation of hunger ▪ She craved new experiences and sensations. 2 [count] : a particular feeling or experience that may not have a real cause
▪ I had a sensation of falling. [=I felt as if I were falling] ▪ She had the strange sensation that someone was watching her. ▪ I couldn't quite shake the sensation that I'd been fooled. 3 [noncount] : the ability to feel things through your physical senses
▪ Her injury left her with no sensation in her legs. 4 [count] a : a lot of excitement and interest — usually singular ▪ The news created (quite) a sensation. ▪ News of the corporate merger caused a sensation on the stock market.
b : someone or something that causes a lot of excitement and interest — usually singular ▪ The rave reviews turned the book into a nationwide sensation overnight. ▪ a music/pop sensation
▪ I experienced a stinging/prickling/tingling sensation in my arm. ▪ She felt a burning sensation in her throat. ▪ visual/bodily sensations ▪ a sensation of hunger ▪ She craved new experiences and sensations.
▪ I had a sensation of falling. [=I felt as if I were falling] ▪ She had the strange sensation that someone was watching her. ▪ I couldn't quite shake the sensation that I'd been fooled.
▪ Her injury left her with no sensation in her legs.
b : someone or something that causes a lot of excitement and interest — usually singular ▪ The rave reviews turned the book into a nationwide sensation overnight. ▪ a music/pop sensation
