sensacionalista
Portuguese, noun/sẽ.sa.si.o.naˈlis.tɐ/
sensacionalista is spelled S-E-N-S-A-C-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-T-A (15 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 31,685th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sensacionalista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sensationalist (one who indulges in sensational behaviour)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que apela ao sensacionalismo”.
What does sensacionalista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesensationalist (characterised by sensationalism)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesensationalist (one who indulges in sensational behaviour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. aquele que apela ao sensacionalismo
adjective: 1. que apela ao sensacionalismo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sensacionalista
- sensacionalistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sensacionalista?
- Brazil /sẽ.sa.si.o.naˈlis.tɐ/
- Brazil /sẽ.sa.sjo.naˈlis.tɐ/
- /sẽ.sa.si.o.naˈliʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sensacionalista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sensacionalista in Portuguese?
sensacionalista appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).