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sensationalistic Definition


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sensationalism
noun
    1. The practice of or methods used in deliberately setting out to cause widespread excitement, intense interest or shock.
    2. philos.
      The doctrine or belief that our ideas originate solely in sensation.
Derivative: sensationalist
    Someone who aims to cause a sensation.
    Someone who believes that the senses are the ultimate source of all knowledge.
Derivative: sensationalistic
adj
    Etymology: 19c.



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