Media Sensationalism

noun a person or thing that is the subject of controversy

adjective describing something that causes disagreement or argument

• The new policy sparked a controversial debate among the members of the committee.
• The movie turned out to be quite controversial among the viewers.
• The rapper's latest song is so controversial, it's causing a lot of drama.
• His decision to resign from the company was quite controversial, shaking things up in the industry.

noun a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disagreement or argument

• The controversy surrounding the new policy has sparked heated debates among scholars.
• There's a lot of controversy about the ending of that TV show.
• The controversy over the celebrity scandal is blowing up on social media.
• The controversy acted as a double-edged sword, bringing attention to the issue but also causing division among the community.

noun a complicated and confusing situation; a misunderstanding or disagreement with complex and entangled elements

• The legal imbroglio surrounding the company's merger has caused delays in the process.
• The imbroglio between the neighbors over the property line is getting out of hand.
• I can't believe the imbroglio that happened at the party last night!
• Her mind was a tangled imbroglio of conflicting thoughts and emotions.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun

• The lawyer advised against making a federal case out of the minor dispute.
• Don't make a federal case out of it, it's not a big deal.
• Why are you making a federal case out of this? Chill out.
• She tends to make a federal case out of every little inconvenience in her life.

noun a person who stares inquisitively at something that is unusual or out of the ordinary

verb to turn one's head to stare inquisitively at something

• The traffic jam was caused by rubbernecking drivers slowing down to look at the accident.
• Don't be a rubberneck and hold up traffic by staring at the accident.
• Stop rubbernecking and just keep driving!
• She couldn't help but rubberneck at the drama unfolding in front of her.

noun a term used to describe media that exploits the poor and impoverished for the entertainment of wealthier audiences

• The documentary was criticized for its use of poverty porn to evoke emotions from the audience.
• I can't believe they're making another poverty porn movie about that neighborhood.
• I'm so over all these poverty porn shows exploiting people's struggles for ratings.
• Using poverty porn to sell magazines is just a cheap way to grab attention.

noun a meeting or conference that is expected to result in casualties or fatalities

• The international leaders gathered for the bodybag summit to discuss the recent increase in casualties.
• I heard there's a bodybag summit happening next week to address the rising death toll.
• I can't believe they're having a bodybag summit to talk about all the people getting hurt.
• The heated debate turned the meeting into a bodybag summit with verbal casualties left and right.

noun a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one

• The use of dysphemism can be seen as a form of linguistic disrespect.
• Using dysphemism to describe someone is just plain rude.
• Don't throw around dysphemisms like that, it's not cool.
• His words were like dysphemisms, cutting through the room with their harshness.