Word: sensationalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sen
sa
tion
al
ism
Definition: A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
Morphemes:
Affix: sense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.