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English noun: sensationalism | |||
| 1. | sensationalism (communication) subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Attribute | sensational, unsensational | ||
| 2. | sensationalism (communication) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes | ||
| Samples | The tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation. | ||
| Synonyms | luridness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journalese | ||
| 3. | sensationalism (cognition) (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good | ||
| Synonyms | sensualism | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
| Domain category | philosophy | ||
| 4. | sensationalism (cognition) (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience | ||
| Synonyms | empiricism, empiricist philosophy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | British empiricism, experimentalism, logical positivism, positivism | ||
| Domain category | philosophy | ||
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