sensation
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1 physical feeling (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatea feeling in your body that comes from your senses, like heat, cold, or pain.
a physical feeling or perception resulting from external stimuli or internal bodily states.
ExampleWhen she stepped outside, she felt a strange tingling sensation in her fingers from the cold.
ExamplePatients often report a burning sensation in the chest area, which can be easily confused with other more serious cardiac symptoms.
UsageOften used with adjectives like 'burning', 'tingling', or 'strange'.
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2 public excitement (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatea person, event, or story that causes a lot of excitement and interest in the public.
a state of widespread public interest and excitement, or the person or thing that provokes it.
ExampleThe young singer became an overnight sensation after her video went viral.
ExampleThe novel caused a minor sensation when it was first published, primarily due to its controversial portrayal of the local government.
UsageCommonly used in the phrase 'overnight sensation'.
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3 sensory process (n.) C1 Advanced Academic Technical Sciencethe way your body's sense organs, like your eyes or skin, react to things around you.
the operation or function of the senses; the process of receiving stimuli through sensory organs.
ExampleThe experiment studied how the brain processes the sensation of light.
ExampleIn psychological terms, sensation refers to the raw data received by the sensory receptors before the brain interprets it as perception.
UsageIn academic contexts, it is often contrasted with 'perception'.
From Old French, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sensus.