sensationalism

sen·sa·tion·al·ism

noun \-shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of SENSATIONALISM

1

: empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense perceptions

2

: the use or effect of sensational subject matter or treatment

— sen·sa·tion·al·ist \-list\ adjective or noun

— sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic \-ˌsā-shnə-ˈlis-tik, -shə-nə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

Examples of SENSATIONALISM

1. The network was accused of sensationalism in its reporting.

First Known Use of SENSATIONALISM

1846

Rhymes with SENSATIONALISM

abolitionism, academicism, agrarianism, anthropomorphism, anti-Semitism, bicameralism, colloquialism, colonialism, constitutionalism, cosmopolitism, ecumenicism, exceptionalism, exhibitionism, existentialism, fundamentalism, Hegelianism, hermaphroditism, hyperrealism, imperialism, industrialism, instrumentalism, interventionism, irrationalism, isolationism, Malthusianism, Manichaeanism, materialism, millennialism, Monophysitism, multilingualism, neoclassicism, Neoplatonism, neorealism, Nestorianism, Occidentalism, orientalism, parochialism, Pelagianism, phenomenalism, photojournalism, pictorialism, Postimpressionism, professionalism, pseudoclassicism, reconstructionism, republicanism, Rosicrucianism, sacerdotalism, self-determinism, sadomasochism, sectarianism, sentimentalism, spiritualism, Tractarianism, traditionalism, transcendentalism, ultramontanism, universalism, utopianism, vocationalism