Luridness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʊɹɹɪdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʊəɹɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʊəɹɪdnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈʊɹɹɪdnəs/.

Examples

the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

paleness sensationalism grimness ghastliness lividness lividity achromasia pallor wanness pallidness gruesomeness

Parts of Speech

noun	the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes “the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation”
noun	unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
noun	the quality of being ghastly

Word Forms

sensationalistic	adjective	typical of tabloids
sensationalist	noun	someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
lurid	adjective	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
livid	adjective	discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
pale	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pallid	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
pale	verb	turn pale, as if in fear
wan	adjective	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
ghastly	adjective	gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
grim	adjective	harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie
gruesome	adjective	shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reißerische Aufmachung

die journalistische Verwendung von Themen, die den vulgären Geschmack ansprechen

🇫🇷French

sinistre

l'utilisation journalistique de sujets qui font appel aux goûts vulgaires

🇪🇸Spanish

escabroso

el uso periodístico de temas que apelan a gustos vulgares

🇮🇹Italian

oscenità

l'uso giornalistico di argomenti che fanno appello ai gusti volgari

🇳🇱Dutch

luguberheid

het journalistieke gebruik van onderwerpen die een beroep doen op vulgaire smaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

lugubridade

o uso jornalístico de assuntos que apelam ao gosto vulgar

🇷🇺Russian

мрачность

журналистское использование темы, апеллирующее к вульгарным вкусам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेहूदापन

ऐसी विषय-वस्तु का पत्रकारीय उपयोग जो अश्लील रुचियों को आकर्षित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অলসতা

বিষয়বস্তুর সাংবাদিকতামূলক ব্যবহার যা অশ্লীল রুচিকে আপীল করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவின்மை

மோசமான சுவைகளை ஈர்க்கும் விஷயத்தின் பத்திரிகை பயன்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

వెర్రితనం

అసభ్య అభిరుచులను ఆకర్షించే విషయం యొక్క పాత్రికేయ ఉపయోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशीपणा

असभ्य अभिरुचीला आकर्षित करणाऱ्या विषयाचा पत्रकारितेतील वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદારતા

વિષયવસ્તુનો પત્રકારત્વનો ઉપયોગ જે અશ્લીલ રુચિને આકર્ષે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ

ಅಸಭ್ಯ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿಷಯದ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಬಳಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കം

അശ്ലീലമായ അഭിരുചികളെ ആകർഷിക്കുന്ന വിഷയത്തിൻ്റെ പത്രപ്രവർത്തന ഉപയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਕੜ

ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੀ ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜੋ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਸਵਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لالچ

موضوع کا صحافتی استعمال جو بے ہودہ ذوق کو متاثر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耸人听闻

新闻报道中使用迎合庸俗品味的题材

🇯🇵Japanese

悽惨

下品な趣味に訴える主題のジャーナリズム的使用

🇰🇷Korean

광채

저속한 취향에 호소하는 주제를 저널리즘적으로 사용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự buồn tẻ

việc báo chí sử dụng chủ đề thu hút thị hiếu thô tục

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่ากลัว

การใช้เนื้อหาข่าวเพื่อดึงดูดรสนิยมที่หยาบคาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

penggunaan materi pelajaran secara jurnalistik yang menarik selera vulgar

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

ang paggamit ng pamamahayag ng paksa na umaakit sa mga bulgar na panlasa

🇲🇾Malay

kebodohan

penggunaan kewartawanan bahan pelajaran yang menarik selera kesat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رعب

الاستخدام الصحفي للموضوع الذي يجذب الأذواق المبتذلة

🇮🇷Persian

گیجی

استفاده ژورنالیستی از موضوعاتی که سلیقه های مبتذل را جذب می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

korkunçluk

kaba zevklere hitap eden konunun gazetecilik kullanımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוועות

השימוש העיתונאי בנושא הפונה לטעמים וולגריים

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