Defenition of the word sensationalism

• Defenition of the word sensationalism

  • Subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes.
  • the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  • subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
  • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
  • the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
  • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  • (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
  • the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

Synonyms for the word sensationalism

• • empiricism
  • empiricist philosophy
  • luridness
  • sensualism

Hyponyms for the word sensationalism

• • British empiricism
  • experimentalism
  • logical positivism
  • positivism

Hypernyms for the word sensationalism

• • content
  • journalese
  • message
  • philosophical doctrine
  • philosophical theory
  • subject matter
  • substance

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