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| NOUN | 1 | luridness, sensationalism | The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes |
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| 2 | luridness, lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia | Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) | |
| 3 | luridness, ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness | The quality of being ghastly |
| Meaning | The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes. |
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| Synonyms | sensationalism |
| Broader | journalese |
| Adjectives | lurid; lurid |
| Meaning | Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress). |
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| Synonyms | lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia |
| Broader | complexion, skin color, skin colour |
| Adjectives | lurid; lurid; lurid; lurid |
| Meaning | The quality of being ghastly. |
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| Synonyms | ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness |
| Broader | frightfulness |
| Adjectives | lurid; lurid; lurid; lurid |
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