Sensationalism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The use of sensational matter or methods, especially in writing, journalism, or politics.
  • n. Sensational subject matter.
  • n. Interest in or the effect of such subject matter.
  • n. Philosophy The theory that sensation is the only source of knowledge.
  • n. The ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion of good.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism.
  • n. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In philosophy, the theory or doctrine that all our ideas are solely derived through our senses or sensations; sensualism.
  • n. Sensational writing or language; the presentation of matters or details of such a nature or in such a manner as to thrill the reader or to gratify vulgar curiosity: as, the sensationalism of the press.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  • n. subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
  • n. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
  • n. (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
    • Antonym
    intuitionalism    rationalism   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    content    message    substance    subject-matter    journalese   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sensualism   
    Same Context
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    sleaze    come-on    immodesty    commercialism    hoopla   
     
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