sensational

adjective/senˈseɪʃənəl/CEFR B2

চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত

Meaning

Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.

Example sentences

  • She gave a sensational performance.তিনি দুর্দান্ত একটি পরিবেশনা দিলেন।
  • The paper ran a sensational headline.পত্রিকাটি চাঞ্চল্যকর শিরোনাম ছেপেছিল।

A common mistake

The report was sensational — careful, sober and accurate.→The report was excellent — careful, sober and accurate.

Applied to a performance or a meal, sensational is high praise. Applied to journalism it is a criticism: sensational reporting exaggerates for effect, and the noun for that habit is sensationalism.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: dramatic, spectacular

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

  • dramatic

    নাটকীয়

    Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.

  • spectacular

    দৃষ্টিনন্দন, চমকপ্রদ

    Very impressive to look at, or very great in effect.

Other English words for “চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত”

  • incredible

    Hard to believe, or, in everyday speech, extremely good.

Opposite words

  • dull

    নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের

    Not bright or shiny in colour.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • sensornounসেন্সর, অনুভাবক
  • sensibleadjectiveবুদ্ধিমান, বিচক্ষণ
  • sensationnounঅনুভূতি, সংবেদন

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “sensational” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ধাঁধায় ফেলে দেয় এমন, দুর্বোধ্য
    • • মূল্যহীন, অকেজো
    • • চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত
    • • ক্ষয়কারী; তীব্র শ্লেষাত্মক
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    চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত — sensational (adjective) — চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত. Causing great excitement, or written to shock rather than to inform.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “sensational”?

    • • breezy
    • • protectionist
    • • overcooked
    • • dramatic
    Show the answer

    dramatic — dramatic — নাটকীয়. Sudden, exciting, and full of strong emotion or change.

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