sensationalism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English sensation English -al English sensational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sensationalism From sensational + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 9:
- (countable, uncountable) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sensationalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
sensualism (epistemic doctrine)
Translations (19)
pl sensacjonalizm (philosophy) · cmn 感覺主義 /感觉主义 (philosophy) · ka სენსაციონალიზმი (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · cmn 炒作 (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · pl sensacjonalizm (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · fi aistikeskeisyys (philosophy) · fr sensationnalisme (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · ga gáifeachas (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · nl sensationalisme (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · nl sensatiezucht (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · ga céadfaíochas (philosophy) · gv ard-haghyrtys (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · ga táblóideachas (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · es sensacionalismo (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · de Sensationsmache (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · ga scailéathan (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · fi sensationalismi (philosophy) · fi sensaationtavoittelu (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing) · ca sensacionalisme (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)