scaremonger
[ skair-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈskɛərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /
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noun
a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
Nearby words
- scare up,
- scarecrow,
- scared,
- scaredy-cat,
- scarehead,
- scaremongering,
- scareware,
- scarf,
- scarf cloud,
- scarf joint
Origin of scaremonger
Also called fear·mon·ger [feer-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/.
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Examples from the Web for scaremongering
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.
scaremonger
/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /
noun
a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster
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