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# sensation

noun (a sensation, sensations; sensation — uncountable)

«sensation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A feeling in the body that comes from the senses: a burning sensation, a tingling sensation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#m1)
2. The ability to feel through the body: loss of sensation in the fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#m2)
3. A general feeling that is hard to explain: a strange sensation of being watched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#m3)
4. Great excitement and interest, or a person or thing causing it: The new singer is a sensation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, sensation is how nerves and the brain detect touch, heat, cold and pain. In first aid, loss of sensation can mean an injury — get help. In stories a «strange sensation» builds tension. In news a «sensation» is a big hit; adjective sensational (amazing).

### Examples

- I felt a tingling sensation in my foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x1)
- Cold weather can cause a loss of sensation in your fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x2)
- She had the odd sensation that someone was behind her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x3)
- The dancing dog became an internet sensation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x4)
- Spicy food gives a burning sensation on the tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x5)
- The goal caused a sensation in the stadium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x6)
- Here the Caliph’s arrival created the greatest sensation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/#x7)

### Note

Countable in most senses. Adjective: sensational (very exciting, often in newspapers). Do not confuse with «sensible» (wise) or «sensitive» (easily affected).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sensation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sensation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sensation.html) on Mova free.