(n) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes, Syn. luridness, Example:the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
a. 1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a sensational report. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. (Metaph.) The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel. [ 1913 Webster ]
[きょうみほんい, kyoumihon'i] (adj-na, adj-no) (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)