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Synonyms for sensation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-sey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈseɪ ʃən

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Définition of sensation

Origin :
  • 1610s, "a reaction to external stimulation of the sense organs," from French sensation (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin sensationem (nominative sensatio), from Late Latin sensatus "endowed with sense, sensible," from Latin sensus "feeling" (see sense (n.)). Meaning "state of shock, surprise, in a community" first recorded 1779.
  • 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, letter, Sept. 6, 1813]
  • noun feeling, perception
  • noun something wonderful or awe-inspiring
Example sentences :
  • There was no time barren enough of sensation to reason about it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Cardinal Newman wrote: "Gladstone's book, as you see, is making a sensation."
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He marveled dully over the sensation—it was wholly new to him.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • And the undercurrent of suppressed excitement, the sensation of Her!
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • John had a sensation of self-consciousness when he heard the word "wife."
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • It had not been easy to interview the editor of the Daily Sensation.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He gave an account of his relationship with the Daily Sensation.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The Sensation reviews them six-a-time in three or four hundred words.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • You lose your job on the Sensation, and then you get engaged to be married.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • It was the sensation of an unprecedented and incredible experience.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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