sensationalism
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Sense 1 noun
subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
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Sense 2 noun
the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
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Sense 3 noun
(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
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Sense 4 noun
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | sensational |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | unsensational |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensationalist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scandalmongering |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | subject matter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sensationalist |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shocking |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scandalmongering |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | journalese |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | philosophy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | philosophical doctrine |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | empiricist |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | philosophy |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | philosophical doctrine |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | British empiricism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | experimentalism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | positivism |