scaremonger

[ skair-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

1. a person who creates or spreads alarming news.

scaremonger

/ ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

1. a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

Derived Forms

• ˈscareˌmongering, noun

Other Words From

• scare·mon·ger·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scaremonger¹

First recorded in 1885–90; scare + monger

Related Words

• pessimist