Condillac, with sensationalism, revolutionised the concept of mind, making language and gesture prior to ideas, shattering Locke's conception of language as a mere passive medium.
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Sensationalism
Synonyms for "sensationalism" (158 found)
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13 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- sensacionalisme noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 感覺主義 /感觉主义 noun (philosophy)
- 炒作 noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Dutch
2 entries- sensatiezucht noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
- sensationalisme noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Finnish
3 entries- aistikeskeisyys noun (philosophy)
- sensaationtavoittelu noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
- sensationalismi noun (philosophy)
French
1 entries- sensationnalisme noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Georgian
1 entries- სენსაციონალიზმი noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
German
1 entries- Sensationsmache noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Irish
4 entries- céadfaíochas noun (philosophy)
- gáifeachas noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
- scailéathan noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
- táblóideachas noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Manx
1 entries- ard-haghyrtys noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Polish
1 entries- sensacjonalizm noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Spanish
1 entries- sensacionalismo noun (use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing)
Sample sentences
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The sensationalism of this newspaper is cringeworthy.
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Newspaper articles also were generally positive in tone, although a tendency towards sensationalism means that the spread of hybrid forms is occasionally touted as the universal language of the future.
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