Sensationalism
Pronunciation : Sen*sa"tion*al*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Metaph.)
Defn: 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.
2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913