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- pronunciation:
- sen
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 n
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a perception by means of one of the sense organs.
I felt a sensation of cold and realized that frigid air was coming in through a crack in the window.- synonyms:
- perception
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| definition 2: |
the function of the senses.
He had almost no sensation in his right hand.- synonyms:
- feeling, perception, sense
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| definition 3: |
a generalized feeling with no readily identifiable cause.
She suddenly experienced a floating sensation.- synonyms:
- feeling
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| definition 4: |
a state of intense public interest or excitement.
The scandal caused a sensation in Washington.The little horse caused a nationwide sensation when it triumphed in the race.- synonyms:
- stir
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| definition 5: |
the cause of such excitement.
The Beatles were a sensation in the early 1960s.- synonyms:
- excitement, marvel
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| related words: |
drama, effect, emotion, feeling, hit, marvel, phenomenon, touch |
adjective + (n.)sensation
acute,
bodily,
brief,
burning,
conscious,
crawling,
curious,
delicious,
disconcerting,
distinct,
dull,
eerie,
erotic,
familiar,
fleeting,
floating,
genital,
immediate,
incredible,
instant,
intense,
internal,
kinesthetic,
localized,
mere,
mild,
momentary,
odd,
overnight,
painful,
peculiar,
phantom,
physical,
pleasant,
pleasurable,
prickling,
prickly,
pure,
queasy,
sharp,
sickening,
singular,
slight,
stinging,
strange,
sudden,
tactile,
teenage,
throbbing,
tickling,
tingling,
uncomfortable,
unexpected,
unfamiliar,
unpleasant,
unusual,
vague,
visual,
weird
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verb + (n.)sensation
cause,
concentrate,
convey,
create,
decrease,
enjoy,
evoke,
experience,
feel,
heighten,
induce,
intensify,
overcome,
overwhelm,
produce,
re-create,
regain,
reinforce,
revel,
savor,
sing,
tingle,
transmit,
trigger
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(n.)sensation
+ verb
accompany, arise, awaken, crave, grip, persist, seek, stimulate
noun + (n.)sensation
arousal, awareness, freshman, muscle, nerve, orientation, pop, rookie, shiver, shock, singing, sinking, skin, smell, spectator, squeezing, taste, teen, texture, trait
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The word sensation
contains the following part:
sens, sent1
Latin
root
that means to feel, to perceive
  Example words:
assent, consent, desensitize, dissent, insensate, resent, sensation, senseless, sensibility, sensible, sensitive, sensitivity, sensitize, sensory, sensual, sensuous, sentiment, sentimental
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