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sensationalization

sensationalization noun: the act or process of sensationalizing.

Noun

sensationalization (usually uncountable, plural sensationalizations)

  1. (usually) The act or process of sensationalizing.

Forms of sensationalization

pluralsensationalizations

Origin of sensationalization

From sensational + -ization.

Questions about sensationalization

What does sensationalization mean?
Sensationalization means the act or process of sensationalizing.
What part of speech is sensationalization?
Sensationalization is a noun.
What is the plural of sensationalization?
The plural of sensationalization is sensationalizations.

Words near sensationalization in the dictionary

  1. sensationalistically
  2. sensationalists
  3. sensationalities
  4. sensationality
  5. sensationalizable
  6. sensationalization
  7. sensationalizations
  8. sensationalize
  9. sensationalized
  10. sensationalizer
  11. sensationalizers

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