unpleasant sensation

collocation in English

meaningsofunpleasantandsensation

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unpleasant
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/us
/ʌnˈplez.ənt/
not enjoyable ...
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sensation
noun
uk
/senˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/senˈseɪ.ʃən/
the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from ...
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And, as always, we have anunpleasantsensationas we go over the top of the curve.
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We are threatened with it still at the present moment, and we know what an extraordinarilyunpleasantsensationit is.
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In humans, the vomiting response may be preceded by anunpleasantsensationtermed nausea, but nausea may also occur without vomiting.
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Pruritus is theunpleasantsensationthe body produces that provokes a person to itch themselves.
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Methyl anthranilate is a primary repellent that produces an immediateunpleasantsensationthat is reflexive and does not have to be learned.
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Nausea may be defined as anunpleasantsensationof the need to vomit, which is often accompanied by symptoms such as skin pallor, cold sweat, salivation, and tachycardia.
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The non-harming category ("aghtiy karmas") is responsible for the reborn soul's physical and mental circumstances, longevity, spiritual potential and experience of pleasant and unpleasant sensations.
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Attachment may take many forms, for example, emotional attachment to persons, to life, material comfort, routines, pleasant or unpleasant sensations, beliefs, thoughts, judgements, etc.
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This conditioning is intended to cause the patient to associate the stimulus with unpleasant sensations in order to stop the specific behavior.
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Symptoms include muscle twitching, tingling, cramps, unpleasant sensations such as numbness, pain in the feet, hands and limbs and muscle atrophy.
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More specifically, mammals are equipped with a nerve system that enables them to distinguish not only between pleasant and unpleasant sensations, but positive and negative experiences in general.
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