sensationalism
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sensationalism
noun sensationalisms
- The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism. Newspaper articles also were generally positive in tone, although a tendency towards sensationalism means that the spread of hybrid forms is occasionally touted as the universal language of the future.
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A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
Similar: sensualism
Opposite: antisensationalism
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noun
Opposite: antisensationalism
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noun use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing
| Español | sensacionalismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 炒作 chǎozuò |
| Français | sensationnalisme |
| Deutsch | Sensationsmache |
noun philosophy
| 中文 | 感覺主義 /感觉主义 gǎnjuézhǔyì |
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Talk about this word "sensationalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sensationalism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sensationalism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sensationalism "sensationalism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sensationalism.Cite this
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title = {sensationalism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
