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Definitions: Sensationalism |
SensationalismNoun1. Subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes. 2. The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation". 3. The ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good. 4. The doctrine that knowledge derives from experience. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sensationalism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1892. (references) |
Synonyms: SensationalismSynonyms: empiricism (n), empiricist philosophy (n), luridness (n), sensualism (n). (additional references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The term is commonly used in reference to the media. Critics of media bias of all political stripes often charge the media with engaging in sensationalism in their reporting and conduct. That is to say they charge that the media often chooses to report on shocking or attention-grabbing stories, rather than relevant or important ones.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sensationalism."
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Excitation | Trail of temper, casus belli; irritation; (anger); passion; (state of excitability); thrill; (feeling); repression of feeling; sensationalism, yellow journalism. |
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Crosswords: Sensationalism |
| English words defined with "sensationalism": Intuitionalism ♦ lurid, luridness ♦ shocking. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sensationalism": Gooseberries. (references) |
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Civil Liberties | Albania | Sensationalism is the norm in the newspapers, and the political party-oriented newspapers print gossip, unsubstantiated accusations, and outright fabrications. (references) |
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| "Sensationalism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sensationalism" is used about 36 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 36 | 57,479 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "sensationalism": cheap sensationalism. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sensationalism | 6 |
media sensationalism | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "sensationalism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sensualizëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сенсуализъм (sensualism), търсене на сензационното, любов към сензациите. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "众取 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | senzacechtivost. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sensualisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sensualismus (sensualism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εντυπωσιακοί τρόποι, επίδραση επί των αισθήσεων. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szenzációhajhászás (sensationism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sensazionalismo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 感覚論 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か"かくろ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 감각 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ard-haghyrtys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ensationalismsay sensacionalismo (ballyhoo). (various references) сенсуализм. (various references) senzualizam, senzacionalnost. (various references) sensacionalismo, efectismo (straining after-effect). (various references) sensualism (sensualism), sensationsmakeri. (various references) าษาที่ทำให้ตื่นเต้น. (various references) sansasyon hevesi, heyecan ve coşku merakı, duyumculuk. (various references) сенсуалізм (sensualism), сенсаційність (thrill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "sensationalism": sensationalisms. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sensationalism" (pronounced sensā"shunuli'zum) |
| 9 | -sh u n u l i' z u m | emotionalism, factionalism, internationalism, nationalism, professionalism. |
| 7 | -n u l i' z u m | journalism, paternalism. |
| 6 | -u l i' z u m | bilingualism, cannibalism, capitalism, centralism, colonialism, commercialism, dualism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, evangelism, fatalism, federalism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, gradualism, imperialism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, legalism, liberalism, materialism, mercantilism, metabolism, minimalism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, naturalism, neutralism, nihilism, parochialism, pastoralism, pluralism, populism, provincialism, racialism, radicalism, socialism, supernaturalism, symbolism, territorialism, vandalism. |
| 5 | -l i' z u m | alcoholism, botulism, embolism, idealism, parallelism, realism, surrealism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bolshevism, boosterism, catechism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, empiricism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, fanaticism, fascism, favoritism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, illusionism, impressionism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, leftism, lesbianism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, mechanism, mesmerism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, mysticism, narcissism, nativism, negativism, nepotism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parkinsonism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, polymorphism, polytheism, positivism, pragmatism, protectionism, puritanism, racism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, statism, stoicism, synergism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-s-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: nationalises, nationalisms. | |
-3 letters: alienations, antimonials, assimilates, assoilments, laminations, nationalise, nationalism, nominalists, saintliness, sensational. | |
-4 letters: alienation, anatomises, animations, antimonial, antimonies, antinomies, assimilate, assoilment, atonalisms, emanations, lamination, lanosities, lentissimo, lineations, melatonins, moniliases, nanoteslas, nasalities, nominalist, santolinas, sensations. | |
-5 letters: alienisms, alienists, alimonies, amanitins, analities, anamnesis, anatomies, anatomise, animation, annalists, anomalies, antialien, antinoise, assonants, atonalism, emanation, emissions, inanimate. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-s-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: sensationalisms. | |
+5 letters: postmillenarianisms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 6E 73 61 74 69 6F 6E 61 6C 69 73 6D |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01101110 01110011 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01101100 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e n s a t i o n a l i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 006E 0073 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 006C 0069 0073 006D |
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