Meaning of SENSATIONAL
| Pronunciation: | | sen'seyshunl
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- [adj] commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
- [adj] causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
- [adj] relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs"
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| | Synonyms: | | arresting, impressive, lurid, scandalmongering, screaming(a), sensationalistic, sensory, shocking, stunning, yellow(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | unsensational | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sen*sa"tion*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.
2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that
sensation is the sole origin of knowledge.
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.
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