/senˈseɪʃn/
sen·sa·tion
BrE /senˈseɪʃn/
NAmE /senˈseɪʃn/
[C]
a feeling that you get when sth affects your body
a tingling/burning, etc. sensation
I had a sensation of falling, as if in a dream.
[U]
the ability to feel through your sense of touch
SYN feeling
She seemed to have lost all sensation in her arms.
[C, usually singular]
a general feeling or impression that is difficult to explain; an experience or a memory
He had the eerie sensation of being watched.
When I arrived, I had the sensation that she had been expecting me.
[C, usually singular, U]
very great surprise, excitement, or interest among a lot of people; the person or the thing that causes this surprise
News of his arrest caused a sensation.
The band became a sensation overnight.