Definition
Extremely interesting, exciting, or shocking; or (negatively) exaggerating details to grab attention.
Etymology
From Latin 'sensus' (feeling, perception), with the suffix '-ational.' The word originally meant 'relating to sensation' but evolved to mean 'causing a strong reaction,' especially in journalism.
Kelly Says
The word 'sensational' perfectly describes 'yellow journalism,' when newspapers in the 1890s would exaggerate or invent stories to sell more papers—the same instinct that drives clickbait headlines today.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sensasioneel
SENSASIONEEL
BGБългарски
сензационен
СЕНЗАЦИОНЕН
BNবাংলা
সংবেদনশীল
সংবেদনশীল
CACatalà
sensacional
SENSACIONAL
CSČeština
senzační
SENZAČNÍ
DADansk
sensationel
SENSATIONEL
DEDeutsch
sensationell
SENSATIONELL
ELΕλληνικά
αισθησιολογικός
ΑΙΣΘΗΣΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΌΣ
ESEspañol
sensacional
SENSACIONAL
ETEesti
sensatsiooniline
SENSATSIOONILIN
EUEuskara
sentsazioa
SENTSAZIOA
FAفارسی
حیرت انگیز
حیرت-انگیز
FISuomi
sensationaalinen
SENSATIONAALINE
FRFrançais
sensationnel
SENSATIONNEL
GLGalego
sensacional
SENSACIONAL
HEעברית
סנסציוני
סנסציוני
HIहिन्दी
सनसनीखेज
सनसनीखेज
HRHrvatski
senzacionalan
SENZACIONALAN
HUMagyar
szenzációs
SZENZÁCIÓS
IDBahasa Indonesia
sensasional
SENSASIONAL
ITItaliano
sensationale
SENSATIONALE
LTLietuvių
sensacingas
SENSACINGAS
LVLatviešu
sensacionāls
SENSACIONĀLS
MSBahasa Melayu
sensasi
SENSASI
MYမြန်မာ
ခံစားမှု
ခံစားမှု
NLNederlands
sensationeel
SENSATIONEEL
NONorsk
sensasjonell
SENSASJONELL
PLPolski
sensacyjny
SENSACYJNY
PTPortuguês
sensacional
SENSACIONAL
RORomână
senzațional
SENZAȚIONAL
RUРусский
сенсационный
СЕНСАЦИОННЫЙ
SKSlovenčina
senzačný
SENZAČNÝ
SLSlovenščina
senzacionalen
SENZACIONALEN
SRСрпски
сензационалан
СЕНЗАЦИОНАЛАН
SVSvenska
sensationell
SENSATIONELL
TEతెలుగు
సంవేదనాత్మకం
సంవేదనాత్మకం
THไทย
น่าตื่นเต้น
น่าตื่นเต้น
TRTürkçe
sansasyonel
SANSASYONEL
UKУкраїнська
сенсаційний
СЕНСАЦІЙНИЙ
VITiếng Việt
giật gân
GIẬT-GÂN