sensationalistic
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8.2
- adjective
- /sɛnˌseɪʃəˈnælɪstɪk/
- Literature
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sensacionalista
- The film was criticized for its sensationalistic portrayal of crime, overshadowing the more serious issues at hand.
- sensationalistic portrayal
And so you don't just remember like this type of ego inflation sensationalistic thing.
- And so you don't just remember like this type of ego inflation sensationalistic thing.
Examples
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So we go from Ray Dalio's net net bet and his position on the market to, well, it's these darn sensationalistic headlines.
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Abu Dhabi TV, for example, did surprisingly well during the Iraq war with a less sensationalistic approach.
Academic text (2003) -
But several people pointed out that even sensationalistic or negative stories can be helpful in the long run.
Academic text (2005) -
I don't understand how a country so awesome at sensationalistic reality television can put up with this.
Blog text (33) -
Despite the fact that real and substantive issues were discussed, Mr. Starkey focuses on the most sensationalistic elements of the debate.
Blog text (30) -
Perhaps you were influenced by the MSM reports, most of which were sensationalistic and over-hyped; I don't know.
Blog text (23) -
Recent studies in Canada demonstrate that Native people believe there has been a consistently negative, biased, stereotypical, and sensationalistic portrayal of Native culture in the press.
Academic text (2001) -
What does exist is sensationalistic coverage about Iran's nuclear ambitions and about mad mullahs driven by apocalyptic delusions and a martyr complex.
Academic text (2009) -
Clearly, the issue of pornography on the Internet is a moral panic—an issue perpetuated by a sensationalistic style of reporting and misleading content in newspaper and magazine articles.
Academic text (1997) -
The sensationalistic headlines grabbed everyone's attention but sacrificed the truth of the story.
Synonyms
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4.1
Causes strong excitement and gets a lot of attention from many people
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7.7
News that uses shocking or untrue stories to attract readers
Writing or media that looks for scandals to attract readers
Antonyms
How Sensational
Surface Forms
Morphology
sensationalistic = sensational (transparent) = sensation + al + istic
Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-istic' to the familiar adjective 'sensational', so a learner who knows 'sensational' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word sensationalistic comes from sensation, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to feel', and the ending -istic which turns it into a describing word. A sensation is something that causes a strong 'feeling' or surprise, so sensationalistic describes news that tries to excite people instead of giving careful, accurate facts.