Sensation

//sɛnˈseɪʃən//

Synonyms for "sensation" (145 found)

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Related words (72)

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Translations

118 translations across 53 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • αἴσθησις noun (physical feeling)

Arabic

2 entries
  • حَاسَّة noun (physical feeling)
  • حِسّ noun (physical feeling)

Armenian

3 entries
  • զգայություն noun (physical feeling)
  • զգացում noun (physical feeling)
  • սենսացիա noun (widespread excitement)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • duyğu noun (physical feeling)
  • hiss noun (physical feeling)
  • sensasiya noun (widespread excitement)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • адчува́нне noun (physical feeling)
  • пачуццё noun (physical feeling)
  • сенса́цыя noun (widespread excitement)
  • сэнса́цыя noun (widespread excitement)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • сенза́ция noun (widespread excitement)
  • сетиво́ noun (physical feeling)
  • усе́щане noun (physical feeling)
  • чу́вство noun (physical feeling)

Catalan

1 entries
  • sensació noun (physical feeling)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 感覺 /感觉 noun (physical feeling)
  • 知覺 /知觉 noun (physical feeling)
  • 轟動 /轰动 noun (widespread excitement)

Czech

2 entries
  • pocit noun (physical feeling)
  • senzace noun (widespread excitement)

Danish

2 entries
  • følelse noun (physical feeling)
  • sensation noun (widespread excitement)

Dutch

2 entries
  • gevoel noun (physical feeling)
  • sensatie noun (widespread excitement)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • sentaĵo noun (excitation of sensory organs)
  • sento noun (physical feeling)

Estonian

1 entries
  • sensatsioon noun (widespread excitement)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aistimus noun (excitation of sensory organs)
  • kohu noun (widespread excitement)
  • sensaatio noun (widespread excitement)
  • tunne noun (physical feeling)

French

2 entries
  • sensation noun (physical feeling)
  • sensation noun (widespread excitement)

Georgian

3 entries
  • გრძნობა noun (physical feeling)
  • სენსაცია noun (widespread excitement)
  • შეგრძნება noun (physical feeling)

German

3 entries
  • Empfindung noun (physical feeling)
  • Gefühl noun (physical feeling)
  • Sensation noun (widespread excitement)

Greek

1 entries
  • αίσθηση noun (physical feeling)

Hindi

1 entries
  • संवेदन noun (physical feeling)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • szenzáció noun (widespread excitement)
  • érzékelés noun (physical feeling)
  • érzés noun (physical feeling)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • tuntu noun (physical feeling)

Italian

4 entries
  • colpo noun (widespread excitement)
  • effetto sensazionale noun (widespread excitement)
  • impressione noun (physical feeling)
  • impressione noun (widespread excitement)

Japanese

3 entries
  • センセーション noun (widespread excitement)
  • 感動 noun (widespread excitement)
  • 感覚 noun (physical feeling)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • түйсік noun (physical feeling)

Korean

2 entries
  • 감각 noun (physical feeling)
  • 감동 noun (widespread excitement)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • сенсация noun (widespread excitement)

Ladino

1 entries
  • sansasyon noun (physical feeling)

Latvian

2 entries
  • sajūta noun (physical feeling)
  • sensācija noun (widespread excitement)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • pojūtis noun (physical feeling)
  • sensacija noun (widespread excitement)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • осет noun (physical feeling)
  • сензација noun (widespread excitement)

Manx

1 entries
  • ard-haghyrt noun (widespread excitement)

Marathi

1 entries
  • संवेदना noun (physical feeling)

Māori

1 entries
  • ānini noun (physical feeling)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • følelse noun (physical feeling)
  • sensasjon noun (widespread excitement)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • sensasjon noun (widespread excitement)

Persian

2 entries
  • اِحساس noun (physical feeling)
  • حِسّ noun (physical feeling)

Polish

3 entries
  • czucie noun (physical feeling)
  • sensacja noun (widespread excitement)
  • uczucie noun (physical feeling)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sensação noun (physical feeling)
  • sensação noun (widespread excitement)

Romanian

3 entries
  • senzație noun (physical feeling)
  • senzație noun (widespread excitement)
  • simț noun (physical feeling)

Russian

3 entries
  • ощуще́ние noun (physical feeling)
  • сенса́ция noun (widespread excitement)
  • чу́вство noun (physical feeling)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • faireachdainn noun (physical feeling)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • senzácija noun (widespread excitement)
  • ȍsećāj noun (physical feeling)
  • о̏сећа̄ј noun (physical feeling)
  • сенза́ција noun (widespread excitement)

Slovak

2 entries
  • pocit noun (physical feeling)
  • senzácia noun (widespread excitement)

Slovene

2 entries
  • občutek noun (physical feeling)
  • senzacija noun (widespread excitement)

Spanish

1 entries
  • sensación noun (physical feeling)

Swedish

3 entries
  • förnimmelse noun (physical feeling)
  • känsla noun (physical feeling)
  • sensation noun (widespread excitement)

Tajik

3 entries
  • эҳсос noun (physical feeling)
  • ҳангома noun (widespread excitement)
  • ҳис noun (physical feeling)

Telugu

1 entries
  • సంచలనం noun (widespread excitement)

Turkish

4 entries
  • duygu noun (physical feeling)
  • duyu noun (physical feeling)
  • his noun (physical feeling)
  • sansasyon noun (widespread excitement)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • sensasiýa noun (widespread excitement)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • відчуття́ noun (physical feeling)
  • почуття́ noun (physical feeling)
  • сенса́ція noun (widespread excitement)

Urdu

1 entries
  • حِس noun (physical feeling)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • his noun (physical feeling)
  • sensatsiya noun (widespread excitement)

Sample sentences

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The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.

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The movie created a great sensation.

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The news caused a great sensation.

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The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.

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