LURIDNESS

• (noun) the quality of being ghastly

  synonyms : ghastliness , grimness , gruesomeness

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

  synonyms : achromasia , lividity , lividness , paleness , pallidness , pallor , wanness

• (noun) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

  "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"

  synonyms : sensationalism

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