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German word
Sensation
Pronunciation
IPA/zɛnzaˈtsi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounsensation
Example
Für die Forscher war die Entdeckung eine echte Sensation.
For the researchers, the discovery was a real sensation.
More examples
Das Video wurde über Nacht zur Sensation.
The video became a sensation overnight.
Core concept
A surprising discovery that suddenly dominates news reports and everyday conversation.
Common phrases
eine Sensation auslösen
cause a sensation
zur Sensation avancieren
become a sensation
eine weltweite Sensation
a worldwide sensation
Similar words
Aufsehen: A brief surge of public and media attention focused on an event.
Aufregung: A state of intense excitement, agitation, or public buzz.
Skandal: An event or act that causes public outrage and condemnation.
Rummel: Noisy, hectic commotion surrounding an event or activity.
Definition in German
Eine Meldung oder Entdeckung, die durch ihren Überraschungseffekt intensiv in Medien und Gesprächen verbreitet wird.
Word origin
German Sensation is borrowed from French sensation, ultimately from Latin sensatio, meaning 'feeling,' from sentire, 'feel.'
Usage tips
- German Sensation usually denotes an extraordinary news event, while a physical sensation is more often an Empfindung.
Other meanings
- stirnoun
- buzznoun
Opposites
- Banalitätbanalitynoun
- Alltäglichkeiteverydaynessnoun
Related words
- sensationellsensationaladjective
- Sensationalismussensationalismnoun