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 ]
[哗众取宠 / 嘩眾取寵, huá zhòng qǔ chǒng, ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄨㄥˇ]sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy#33794[Add to Longdo]