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Sensationalism
Sen-sa′tion-al-ism
,Noun.
1.
(Metaph.)
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
. 2.
The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking;
as, the
. sensationalism
of a novelDefinition 2024
sensationalism
sensationalism
English
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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External links
- 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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Sensationalism in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.