sensation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From mediaeval Latin sensationem, from Latin sensus.

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• IPA: /sɛnseɪʃən/
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sensation (plural sensations)

1. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed.
   • 1921, Bertrand Russel, The Analysis of Mind:

     Confining ourselves, for the moment, to sensations, we find that there are different degrees of publicity attaching to different sorts of sensations. If you feel a toothache when the other people in the room do not, you are in no way surprised; but if you hear a clap of thunder when they do not, you begin to be alarmed as to your mental condition.

2. A widespread reaction of interest or excitement.
   • 1937, H. P. Lovecraft, The Thing on the Doorstep:

     Young Derby's odd genius developed remarkably, and in his eighteenth year his collected nightmare-lyrics made a real sensation when issued under the title Azathoth and Other Horrors.

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• sensational

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[edit] Etymology

From mediaeval Latin sensationem, from Latin sensus.

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• IPA: /sɑ̃sasjɔ̃/, SAMPA: /sA~.sa.sjO~/

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sensation f. (plural sensations)

1. sensation