The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - sensation n.

1) feeling, sense, impression, perception, foreboding, presentiment, prescience, awareness, suspicion, Colloq sneaking suspicion, funny feeling, hunch: I had the distinct sensation of having been there before. 2) commotion, stir, thrill, furore or US furor; excitement: The news of the wedding caused a sensation. 3) hit, coup de th‚ѓtre, success, Colloq show-stopper, crowd-puller, crowd-pleaser: Edith Piaf was a sensation at Le Th‚ѓtre de la Verdure in Nice.