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SENSATIONALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
Synonyms:
empiricism; empiricist philosophy; sensationalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sensationalism" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
Domain category:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sensationalism"):
British empiricism (the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century)
experimentalism (an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles)
logical positivism; positivism (the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))
Sense 2
Meaning:
(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
Synonyms:
sensationalism; sensualism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sensationalism" is a kind of...):
philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
Domain category:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
Example:
the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
Synonyms:
luridness; sensationalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sensationalism" is a kind of...):
journalese (the style in which newspapers are written)
Derivation:
sensationalist (someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention)
sensationalistic (typical of tabloids)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sensationalism" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Attribute:
sensational (causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion)
unsensational (not of such character as to arouse intense interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction)
Derivation:
sensationalist (someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention)
sensationalistic (typical of tabloids)
