transcription, транскрипция: [ senseɪʃənəlaɪz ]
( sensationalizes, sensationalizing, sensationalized)
Note: in BRIT, also use 'sensationalise'
If someone sensationalizes a situation or event, they make it seem worse or more shocking than it really is.
Local news organizations are being criticized for sensationalizing the story.
VERB : V n [ disapproval ]