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Hype vs Sensationalize - What's the difference?

hype | sensationalize |

As verbs the difference between hype and sensationalize

is that hype is to promote heavily; to advertise or build up while sensationalize is to glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation.

As a noun hype

is promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims.

hype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Promotion or propaganda; especially, exaggerated claims.
    • After all the hype for the diet plan, only the results ended up slim.

    Verb

    (hyp)
  • To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.
    • They started hyping the new magazine months before its release.

    sensationalize

    English

    Verb

  • To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece of news; to artificially create a sensation.