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sensationalism
noun sen·sa·tion·al·ism \-shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli-zəm\
: the use of shocking details to cause a lot of excitement or interest
Full Definition of SENSATIONALISM
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: 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
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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
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