sensation

[ sen-sey-shuh n ]
/ sɛnˈseɪ ʃən /

noun

Origin of sensation

1605–15; < Medieval Latin sēnsātiōn- (stem of sēnsātiō), equivalent to Late Latin sēnsāt(us) sensate + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR sensation

2, 4 See sense.
6 excitement, stimulation, animation; agitation, commotion, perturbation.

OTHER WORDS FROM sensation

sen·sa·tion·less, adjective non·sen·sa·tion, noun re·sen·sa·tion, noun sub·sen·sa·tion, noun

Example sentences from the Web for sensation

British Dictionary definitions for sensation

sensation
/ (sɛnˈseɪʃən) /

noun

the power of perceiving through the senses
a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs a sensation of warmth
a general feeling or awareness a sensation of fear
a state of widespread public excitement his announcement caused a sensation
anything that causes such a state your speech was a sensation

Derived forms of sensation

sensationless, adjective

Word Origin for sensation

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

Medical definitions for sensation

sensation
[ sĕn-sāshən ]

n.

A perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition.
The faculty to feel or perceive; physical sensibility.
An indefinite, generalized body feeling.