sensation
noun
uk
/senˈseɪ.ʃən/ us
/senˈseɪ.ʃən/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:
[ + (that) ] I had the odd sensation (that) someone was following me.
- 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.
sensation noun (EXCITEMENT)
B2 [ S ]
The books have been a publishing sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.
overnight sensation The show was an overnight sensation (= was very successful immediately).
A year ago she was virtually unknown; now, she's a sensation on four continents.