[sen-sey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the operation or function of the senses; 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. | Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli. |
| 4. | a general feeling not directly attributable to any given stimulus, as discomfort, anxiety, or doubt. |
| 5. | a mental feeling, esp. a state of excited feeling. |
| 6. | a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence. |
| 7. | a cause of such feeling or interest: The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival. |
"The great object of life is sensation -- to feel that we exist, even though in pain. It is this 'craving void' which drives us to gaming -- to battle, to travel -- to intemperate, but keenly felt, pursuits of any description, whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment." [Lord Byron]
sensation sen·sa·tion (sěn-sā'shən)
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.