scaremonger
[ skair-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈskɛərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /
noun
a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso called fear·mon·ger [feer-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/ .
OTHER WORDS FROM scaremonger
scare·mon·ger·ing, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for scaremonger
Now you might say this sounds like a whole lot of scaremongering, of “what about the children” shouting.
Howard Kurtz on the scaremongering by television and local officials.
The article, by Jonathan Strong, is rife with scaremongering, anonymously sourced accusations.
British Dictionary definitions for scaremonger
scaremonger
/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /
noun
a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster
Derived forms of scaremonger
scaremongering, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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