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Meaning of "sensationalise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSATIONALISE

sensationalise  [senˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSATIONALISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensationalise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sensationalise in English.

WHAT DOES SENSATIONALISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sensationalism

Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers.[1] Sensationalism may include reporting about generally insignificant matters and events that don't influence overall society and biased presentations of newsworthy topics in a trivial or tabloid manner.[2][3] Some tactics include being deliberately obtuse,[4] appealing to emotions,[5] being controversial, intentionally omitting facts and information,[6] being loud and self-centered and acting to obtain attention.[5] Trivial information and events are sometimes misrepresented and exaggerated as important or significant, and often includes stories about the actions of individuals and small groups of people,[1] the content of which is often insignificant and irrelevant relative to the macro-level day-to-day events that occur globally. Furthermore, the content and subject matter typically doesn't affect the lives of the masses[1] and doesn't affect society, and instead is broadcast and printed to attract viewers and readers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SENSATIONALISE

PRESENT

Present
I sensationalise
you sensationalise
he/she/it sensationalises
we sensationalise
you sensationalise
they sensationalise
Present continuous
I am sensationalising
you are sensationalising
he/she/it is sensationalising
we are sensationalising
you are sensationalising
they are sensationalising
Present perfect
I have sensationalised
you have sensationalised
he/she/it has sensationalised
we have sensationalised
you have sensationalised
they have sensationalised
Present perfect continuous
I have been sensationalising
you have been sensationalising
he/she/it has been sensationalising
we have been sensationalising
you have been sensationalising
they have been sensationalising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sensationalised
you sensationalised
he/she/it sensationalised
we sensationalised
you sensationalised
they sensationalised
Past continuous
I was sensationalising
you were sensationalising
he/she/it was sensationalising
we were sensationalising
you were sensationalising
they were sensationalising
Past perfect
I had sensationalised
you had sensationalised
he/she/it had sensationalised
we had sensationalised
you had sensationalised
they had sensationalised
Past perfect continuous
I had been sensationalising
you had been sensationalising
he/she/it had been sensationalising
we had been sensationalising
you had been sensationalising
they had been sensationalising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sensationalise
you will sensationalise
he/she/it will sensationalise
we will sensationalise
you will sensationalise
they will sensationalise
Future continuous
I will be sensationalising
you will be sensationalising
he/she/it will be sensationalising
we will be sensationalising
you will be sensationalising
they will be sensationalising
Future perfect
I will have sensationalised
you will have sensationalised
he/she/it will have sensationalised
we will have sensationalised
you will have sensationalised
they will have sensationalised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sensationalising
you will have been sensationalising
he/she/it will have been sensationalising
we will have been sensationalising
you will have been sensationalising
they will have been sensationalising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sensationalise
you would sensationalise
he/she/it would sensationalise
we would sensationalise
you would sensationalise
they would sensationalise
Conditional continuous
I would be sensationalising
you would be sensationalising
he/she/it would be sensationalising
we would be sensationalising
you would be sensationalising
they would be sensationalising
Conditional perfect
I would have sensationalise
you would have sensationalise
he/she/it would have sensationalise
we would have sensationalise
you would have sensationalise
they would have sensationalise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sensationalising
you would have been sensationalising
he/she/it would have been sensationalising
we would have been sensationalising
you would have been sensationalising
they would have been sensationalising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sensationalise
we let´s sensationalise
you sensationalise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sensationalise
Past participle
sensationalised
Present Participle
sensationalising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSATIONALISE


analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
annalize
ˈænəˌlaɪz
criminalize
ˈkrɪmɪnəˌlaɪz
decriminalize
diːˈkrɪmənəˌlaɪz
externalize
ɪkˈstɜːnəˌlaɪz
finalize
ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz
institutionalise
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
institutionalize
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəˌlaɪz
internalize
ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz
internationalize
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
marginalize
ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz
nationalize
ˈnæʃənəˌlaɪz
penalize
ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz
personalize
ˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz
professionalize
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlaɪz
psychoanalyse
ˌsaɪkəʊˈænəˌlaɪz
rationalise
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
rationalize
ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz
sensationalize
sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz
signalize
ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSATIONALISE

sensa
sensate
sensate focus
sensately
sensation
sensational
sensationalism
sensationalist
sensationalistic
sensationalize
sensationally
sensationism
sensationist
sensationless
sense
sense datum
sense of direction
sense of humour
sense of occasion
sense organ

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSATIONALISE

actualise
banalise
centralise
contextualise
equalise
finalise
focalise
generalise
legalise
materialise
Molise
mutualise
nationalise
normalise
penalise
radicalise
realise
scandalise
socialise
totalise
valise

Synonyms and antonyms of sensationalise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sensationalise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSATIONALISE

Find out the translation of sensationalise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sensationalise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensationalise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sensationalise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensacionalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

sensationalise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सनसनीखेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sensationalise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сенсацию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensationalise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sensationalise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensationnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sensasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sensationen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sensationalise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sensationalise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sensationalise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sensationalise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரபரப்பாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सनसनाटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sansasyonelleştirerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensationalise
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sensationalise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сенсацію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sensationalise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sensationalise
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensationalise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sensation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensationalise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sensationalise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSATIONALISE»

The term «sensationalise» is normally little used and occupies the 141.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSATIONALISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sensationalise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sensationalise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensationalise

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSATIONALISE»

Discover the use of sensationalise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sensationalise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sociology Alive!
Women, crime and fear Initial state: low levels of crime against women; awareness and concern over crime Women in streets more likely to be victims of crime Media sensationalise sex crimes to sell newspapers/ obtain viewers Fewer women ...
Stephen Moore, 2001
2
The Media Student's Book
()o no! sensationalise race relations issues, it harms Black people and it could harm you. Thmk carefully ahout the words you use. V\ords which were once m common usage are now considered offensive, e.g. half-caste and coloured. I'se muni ...
Gill Branston, Roy Stafford, 2003
3
Communicating European Research 2005: Proceedings of the ...
However, participants did record positive changes to these three words and were less likely to think of journalists as being likely to sensationalise, be unprincipled or to distort, trivialise or be superficial about the stories. 5. THE JOURNALISTS' ...
Michel Claessens, 2007
4
BUSINESS ETHICS AND VALUE SYSTEMS
Tunnelling into individual' s personal data and personal life to sensationalise the issues through giving uncalled for publicity to the same without regard to concepts of anonymity, secrecy and confidentiality. Generating undesirable confidential ...
H. C. MRUTHYUNJAYA, 2013
5
Paranormal Forest Of Dean
“I have given up showing them to the press as all they do is want to sensationalise it or ridicule me.” This is very reminiscent of every ghost hunter's experiences with the press; we cannot blame them as they are they want to sensationalise ...
Ross Andrews, 2013
6
The Propaganda War in the Rhineland: Weimar Germany, Race ...
the occupation, especially when brothels were sited in residential districts. The Notbund propaganda, however, was by far the more wide-ranging and the more extreme. Distler, like Beveridge, did not hesitate to sensationalise in lurid terms in  ...
Peter Collar, 2013
7
Albert Square and Me: The Actors of EastEnders
“My first concern was that they would sensationalise the story of how [Mark] got the disease through no fault of his own.” While EastEnders aficionados are known to disagree, few fans will argue with the notion that Todd Carty's portrayal of ...
Larry Jaffee, 2009
8
The Report: South Africa 2008
Do you believe the media in South Africa has a tendency to sensationalise and exaggerate the current levels of crime in the country? BRUCE:I don't believe that we sensationalise crime here at all. To sensationalise something would almost ...
Oxford Business Group
9
Indispensable Faith
The press can sensationalise – or tell the truth. [So can scientists, but we won't follow this line of argument just yet.] Secular humanists are prejudiced against the church, so they sensationalise. The truth is that Galileo Galilei was NOT an ...
Ginny Findlow
10
The Street Casino
Some professionals view gang affiliated individuals as havingmoreindividual agency andcraft suggestingthey exaggerate the fearsor sensationalise territorialissuesas a means to get resources, avoid statutory obligations or to denigrate rivals.
Simon Harding, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSATIONALISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sensationalise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Employment Ministry says Chamber sensationalising Labour Bill …
Some provisions of the draft Labour Relations Bill 2015 were sensationalised at the Chamber of Commerce “Be Informed” presentation on 22nd July, said the ... «The Cayman Reporter, Jul 15»
2
#TellAli: We don't need to sensationalise any more because …
One of the themes which keeps cropping up during this #TellAli exercise is that we sensationalise stories and you don't like it. It's a fair cop. We often do, for a ... «Liverpool Echo, Jun 15»
3
Legal reporting: Let's not sensationalise Muslim marriages
A recent Times of India report hailed a ruling of the Bandra Family Court which restrained a Muslim man from contracting a second marriage. To a lay reader ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
4
'No Notoriety' - should killers have the spotlight?
His life will be scrutinised, his motives deliberated and his crime will run the risk of being sensationalised. Already labelled in some places as 'The Dark Knight ... «The News Hub, May 15»
5
Reporters: Rajeev Khandelwal and Kritika Kamra sensationalise
However, will sensationalising the promo work for the show or not remains to be seen. Watch the promo and tell us what you think. Click here to watch video ... «Bollywood Life, Mar 15»
6
Paloma Faith denies calling Taylor Swift 'pathetic' over '1989 …
Paloma Faith denies calling Taylor Swift 'pathetic' over '1989' trademarking: 'Magazines like to sensationalise'. Haters gonna...clear up rumours of hating. «Sugarscape, Feb 15»
7
Don't sensationalise violence on TV: Amu
“We urged channels not to sensationalise facts while covering news of violence,” Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said at a press briefing. “We suggested ... «The Daily Star, Jan 15»
8
Does Homeland sensationalise Carrie Mathison's bipolar disorder?
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison. 'Not all people with bipolar are chess grandmasters, eminent poets or artist savants, and Homeland acknowledges this. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
9
Jaitley pulls a Congress: Asks CAG not to sensationalise findings
The UPA's plea that the CAG was sensationalising the loss figure and intruding into policy territory, the executive's domain, was greeted with ridicule from the ... «Firstpost, Oct 14»
10
Gerakan: Media should not sensationalise 'sensitive' issues
Party vice-president A. Kohilan Pillay said this suggested measure was to prevent sensitive issues from being sensationalised and causing adverse reaction ... «The Malay Mail Online, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sensationalise [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sensationalise>. May 2024 ».
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