luridness has definitions from the fields of color,news
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[ noun ] (color) unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Related terms

complexion pale

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[ noun ] (news) the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes

Synonyms

sensationalism

Examples

"the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"

Related terms

journalese

3
[ noun ] the quality of being ghastly

Related terms

frightfulness

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