sen·sa·tion·al

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• sen|sa´tion|al|ly — sen|sa|tion|al «sehn SAY shuh nuhl, SAYSH nuhl», adjective. 1. arousing strong or excited feeling: »The outfielder s sensational catch made the crowd cheer wildly. There were sensational developments in the murder case. SYNONYM(S): exciting,… …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|al — «sehn SAY shuh nuhl, SAYSH nuhl», adjective. 1. arousing strong or excited feeling: »The outfielder s sensational catch made the crowd cheer wildly. There were sensational developments in the murder case. SYNONYM(S): exciting, thrilling, dramatic …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion — «sehn SAY shuhn», noun. 1. the action of the senses; power to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell: »A dead body is without sensation. Blindness is loss of the sensation of sight. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under sense. (Cf. ↑sense) 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|al|ism — «sehn SAY shuh nuh LIHZ uhm, SAYSH nuh », noun. 1. sensational methods; writing, language, photography, art, or music aimed at arousing strong or excited feeling. 2. the philosophical theory or doctrine that all ideas are derived solely through… …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|al|is|tic — «sehn SAY shuh nuh LIHS tihk, SAYSH nuh », adjective. of or having to do with sensationalism or sensationalists …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|al|ist — «sehn SAY shuh nuh lihst, SAYSH nuh », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a sensational writer, speaker, artist, musician, or photographer or motion picture director, or other promoter; one who tries to make a sensation. 2. a believer in philosophical… …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|al|ize — «sehn SAY shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make sensational; exaggerate in a sensational manner: »Certainly juvenile delinquency is a problem today. But it will not help to have it misrepresented and sensationalized (New York… …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|ism — «sehn SAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. Psychology. the doctrine that all states of consciousness are derived from sensations …   Useful english dictionary

• sen|sa|tion|ist — «sehn SAY shuh nihst», noun. a psychologist who believes in sensationism …   Useful english dictionary

• sen·sa·tion — /sɛnˈseıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences I experienced a stinging/prickling/tingling sensation in my arm. She felt a burning sensation in her throat. visual/bodily sensations a …   Useful english dictionary