luridness
Noun
Meaning
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
the quality of being ghastly
the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
Source: WordNetSynonyms
sensationalism
pallor
paleness
lividity
grimness
lividness
pallidness
achromasia
wanness
ghastliness
gruesomeness
fairness
loudness
asperity
empiricism
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Examples
the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation