Main Entry:

sen·sa·tion·al·ism

Pronunciation:

\-shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1846

1 : empiricism that limits experience as a source of knowledge to sensation or sense perceptions 2 : the use or effect of sensational subject matter or treatment

— sen·sa·tion·al·ist \-list\ adjective or noun

— sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic \-ˌsā-shnə-ˈlis-tik, -shə-nə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective