sensations

[sen-sey-shuhn]

noun

the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses.

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

Physiology. the faculty of perception of stimuli.

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

a mental feeling, especially a state of excited feeling.

a state of excited feeling or interest caused among a number of persons or throughout a community, as by some rumor or occurrence.

a cause of such feeling or interest: The new Brazilian movie was the sensation of the film festival.

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

Related forms

sen·sa·tion·less, adjective

non·sen·sa·tion, noun

re·sen·sa·tion, noun

sub·sen·sa·tion, noun

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

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