Etymology

sensationalism

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Today it means: The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism. Full definition →

English sensational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Englishsensation
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishsensational
  5. English todaysensationalism

From sensational + -ism.

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