sensation noun (FEELING)
B2 [ C or U ] the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability:
a burning sensation
I had no sensation of pain whatsoever.
B2 [ C usually singular ] a general feeling caused by something that happens to you, especially a feeling that you cannot describe exactly:
[ + (that) ] I had the odd sensation (that) someone was following me.
More examples
- My massage had left me with a pleasant tingly sensation.
- Suddenly she felt a burning sensation in her throat.
- I had a strange sensation in my neck as if something was pressing against it.
- Three months after the accident she still has no sensation in her right foot.
- I had the strange sensation that I'd been there before.
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sensation noun (EXCITEMENT)
B2 [ S ] something very exciting or interesting, or something that causes great excitement or interest:
The books have been a publishing sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
The show was an overnight sensation (= was very successful immediately).
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