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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•sa•tion•al•ism /sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the use of sensational subject matter or style:tabloids full of sensationalism.
See -sens-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•sa•tion•al•ism (sen sā′shə nl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.
- the use of or interest in this subject matter, language, or style:The cheap tabloids relied on sensationalism to increase their circulation.
- Philosophy
- Philosophythe doctrine that the good is to be judged only by the gratification of the senses.
- Philosophythe doctrine that all ideas are derived from and are essentially reducible to sensations.
- Psychologysensationism.
- sensational + -ism 1840–50
sen•sa′tion•al•ist, n., adj. sen•sa′tion•al•is′tic, adj. |