sensationalism

Meanings

• subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
• the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes;
• "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
• (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

Synonyms

• luridness
• sensualism
• empiricism
• empiricist philosophy

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