sensationalism
noun/senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/
/senˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- a way of getting people’s interest by using words that are intended to shock you or by presenting facts and events as worse or more shocking than they really are
- the sensationalism of the popular press
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