fearmonger

American  

[feer-mahng-ger, feer-muhng-ger] / ˈfɪərˌmɑŋ gər, ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər /

noun

plural

fearmongers

1. someone who tries to make people fearful or anxious as a means of manipulating them.

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verb (used without object)

1. to try to make people fearful or anxious as a means of manipulating them.

Other Word Forms

• fearmongering noun

Example Sentences

There was enough hope in everyday life to hold onto, and the starry-eyed vision of the future made the rapture’s fearmongering futile.

From Salon

“I tend to be very conservative in these kinds of statements because I hate fearmongering,” says Dr. Axel Moehrenschlager.

From Literature

The UK's National Autistic Society, which represents autistic people and their families, criticised him for spreading misinformation and "fearmongering".

From BBC

The lawyers also criticized Essayli for posting on X, “before we had even officially been notified of the outcome of the indictment” and using it “to maliciously spread falsehoods and fearmonger at our client’s expense.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the southeastern port city of Changwon, home to the smaller of GM’s two finished car plants, local officials have been reluctant to give air to what they describe as premature fearmongering.

From Los Angeles Times