Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensationalism

/sɛnsˈeɪʃənəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: sen-sa-tion-al-ism
IPA: /sɛnsˈeɪʃənəlˌɪzəm/

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Newspaper articles also were generally positive in tone, although a tendency towards sensationalism means that the spread of hybrid forms is occasionally touted as the universal language of the future."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensation English -al English sensational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sensationalism From sensational + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sensationalisms (plural)

Synonyms

sensualism empiricism empiricist philosophy luridness

Antonyms

antisensationalism

Questions

How do you pronounce sensationalism?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnsˈeɪʃənəlˌɪzəm/.
What does sensationalism mean?: 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.
Where does sensationalism come from?: Etymology tree English sensation English -al English sensational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sensationalism From sensational + -ism.

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