Television or other mass media presentation that makes the audience feel better about itself by featuring guests or subject matter that evokes feelings of compassion, sympathy, or pity: the misery and misfortune of others is a primary source of entertainment.
Примеры использования:
Oprah didn't realize that Jonathan Franzen refused to participate in her Book Club because his novel _The Corrections_ is partly a criticism of America's infatuation with her patented brand of compassiontainment.
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