Noun

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