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sensation
- 1) noun, the power of perceiving through the senses
- 2) noun, a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs
- 3) noun, a general feeling or awareness
- 4) noun, a state of widespread public excitement
- 5) noun, anything that causes such a state
Etymology
C17: from Medieval Latin sensātiō, from Late Latin sensātus sensate
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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scandal, feeling, sense, impression, perception, aware, conscious, excitement, surprise, thrill, stir, furore, agitation, commotion, hit, wow (slang chiefly U.S.)