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#1 sensationalism n. subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes. wn
#2 sensationalism n. [luridness] the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation". wn
#3 sensationalism n. [sensualism] (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good. wn
#4 sensationalism n. [empiricism, empiricist philosophy] (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience. wn
#2 sensationalism n. [luridness] the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation". wn
#3 sensationalism n. [sensualism] (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good. wn
#4 sensationalism n. [empiricism, empiricist philosophy] (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience. wn
