fearmongering

[feer-mahng-ger-ing]

noun

1. the practice or strategy of trying to make people fearful or anxious as a means of manipulating them.

adjective

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

Example Sentences

The Supreme Court majority’s only response was to dismiss the dissenters’ reference to it as “fearmongering” and an “extreme hypothetical.”

From Slate

Instead, it continues to be funneled into fearmongering and scapegoating that does nothing for community safety.

From Salon

I’m curious whether you’ve seen any other news events that have broken out of San Francisco or other cities where the initial crime fearmongering was comparable to that of what happened with Bob Lee?

From Slate

I think that it’s important to have a nuanced response to a lot of the fearmongering that has been happening.

From Slate

“The Hunting Wives” nods at that reality through characters scoring political points by fearmongering about undocumented immigrants and the liberal outsider in their midst.

From Salon