sensationalizing

sɛnˈseɪ.ʃən.əˌlaɪzɪŋ

Definition of sensationalizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

exaggerated

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exaggerating details to create excitement

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The sensationalizing news report made the event seem more dramatic.

exaggerating

provocative

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presenting information in a way that provokes public interest

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The sensationalizing headlines grabbed everyone's attention.

exaggerating

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Origin of sensationalizing

Latin, sensatio (feeling) + -ize (to make)

Examples of sensationalizing in a sentence

Sensationalizing headlines can mislead the public.
Sensationalizing news can mislead the public.

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French:sensationnaliste, à sensation, ...
German:übertrieben, provokativ, ...
Italian:esagerato, sensazionalistico, ...
Spanish:exagerado, provocador, ...
Portuguese:exagerado, provocativo, ...
Chinese:夸大的, 耸人听闻的, ...
Japanese:誇張された, センセーショナルな, ...
Arabic:مبالَغ فيه, إثاري, ...
Hebrew:סֶנְסַצְיוֹנִי, מְסַנְסֵן, ...
Russian:преувеличенный, сенсационный, ...
Ukrainian:перебільшений, сенсаційний, ...
Hindi:अतिरंजित, उत्तेजक, ...
Bengali:বাড়িয়ে বলা, উত্তেজক, ...
Catalan:exagerat, provocador, ...
Czech:senzacechtivý, bulvární, ...
Danish:overdrevet, provokerende, ...
Dutch:overdreven, provocerend, ...
Greek:υπερβολικός, προκλητικός, ...
Hungarian:szenzációhajhász, ...
Khmer:ដែលបំផ្លើសព័ត៌មានដើម្បីបង្កើតការរំភើប, បំប៉ោងព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:과장된, 선정적인, ...
Persian:اغراق‌آمیز, تحریک‌آمیز, ...
Polish:przesadzony, sensacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):exagerado, provocativo, ...
Romanian:exagerat, senzaționalist, ...
Swedish:överdriven, sensationell, ...
Thai:เกินจริง, เร้าใจ, ...
Turkish:abartılı, sansasyonel, ...
Vietnamese:phóng đại, giật gân, ...

sensationalize

sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlaɪz

Definition of sensationalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

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media

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make news seem more exciting or shocking

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The media tends to sensationalize celebrity scandals.

dramatize

embellish

exaggerate

situation

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make a situation seem worse than it is

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They sensationalized the political debate to attract viewers.

embellish

exaggerate

overdramatize

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Origin of sensationalize

English, sensation (feeling) + -alize (to make)

Examples of sensationalize in a sentence

The documentary didn't sensationalize the tragic events.
The media tends to sensationalize crime stories.
Tabloids often sensationalize celebrity scandals.

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French:sensationaliser, amplifier, ...
German:dramatisieren, sensationalisieren, ...
Italian:sensazionalizzare, esagerare, ...
Spanish:sensacionalizar, ...
Portuguese:sensacionalizar, ...
Chinese:夸大, 渲染, ...
Japanese:誇張する, ...
Arabic:ضَخَّمَ, هَوَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגְזִים, לְהַבְהִיל, ...
Russian:сенсационно освещать, ...
Ukrainian:сенсаціоналізувати, роздувати, ...
Hindi:सनसनीखेज बनाना, अधिक खराब दिखाना, ...
Bengali:উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ করা, বাড়িয়ে বলা, ...
Catalan:sensacionalitzar, magnificar, ...
Czech:senzacionalizovat, zdramatizovat, ...
Danish:sensationspræge, sensationalisere, ...
Dutch:sensationaliseren, spectaculairder maken, ...
Greek:δραματοποιώ, μεγεθύνω, ...
Hungarian:szenzációként tálalni, eltúlozni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យព័ត៌មានមើលទៅគួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលហួសហេតុ, ធ្វើឱ្យរឿងមួយមើលទៅធ្ងន់ធ្ងរហួសការពិត, ...
Korean:과장하다, 부풀리다, ...
Persian:هیجان‌انگیز جلوه داد, بدتر نشان داد, ...
Polish:sensacyjnie przedstawiać, wyolbrzymić, ...
Portuguese (BR):sensacionalizar, ...
Romanian:a senzaționaliza, ...
Swedish:sensationalisera, sensationellisera, ...
Thai:ทำให้เรื่องราวดูน่าตื่นเต้น, ทำให้สถานการณ์ดูแย่กว่าที่เป็นจริง, ...
Turkish:abartmak, sansasyonelleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:giật gân, phóng đại, ...

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