sexationalismn.
/sɛkˈseɪʃn̩əlɪz(ə)m/, /sɛkˈseɪʃn̩l̩ɪz(ə)m/, /sɛkˈseɪʃənl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /sɛkˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /sɛksˈseɪʃənlˌɪz(ə)m/, /sɛksˈseɪʃnəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Originally U.S. colloquial.
The exploiting of sexually sensational material to solicit public interest.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [noun] > lewdness, bawdiness, or obscenity > sexual sensationalism
sexationalism1927
1927 Time 16 May 39 Newspaper sensationalism has developed into sex-ationalism.
1995 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 14 Jan. During the week, this column was roundly chastised by e-mail..alleging ‘sexationalism’ and ‘triviality’; but it really is impossible to avoid this human sort of stuff.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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