sensation

Universal Words noun 1 [C] a feeling that you get when sth affects your body: a tingling / burning / pleasant sensation * I had a sensation of falling, as if in a dream. 2 [U] the ability to feel through your sense of touch SYNFEELING: She seemed to have lost all sensation in her arms. 3 [C,usually sing.] 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. 4 [C,usually sing,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.