sensationalism
English
Etymology
From sensational + -ism.
Noun
sensationalism (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
- (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
Synonyms
- (epistemic doctrine): sensualism
Antonyms
Translations
use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing
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Further reading
- sensationalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sensationalism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sensationalism at OneLook Dictionary Search
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