Search Result:sensationalism
KK Pronunciation
〔 sєnˋseʃәnLˏIzәm 〕
Pronunciation
〔 senˊseiʃNәlizәm 〕
Overview of noun sensationalism
The noun sensationalism has 4 senses
- sensationalism -- (subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)
- sensationalism, luridness -- (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation")
- sensualism, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good)
- empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism -- ((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience)