scaremongering

American  

[skair-mahng-ger-ing] / ˈskɛərˌmɑŋ gər ɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice or strategy of scaring or alarming people as a means of manipulating them; fearmongering.

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adjective

1. scaring or alarming people as a means of manipulating them; fearmongering.

Example Sentences

Maddie believes speaking openly about baby loss can still be a "taboo" and that those who do could be considered to be "scaremongering".

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"But no-one I've met through social media talking about baby loss has felt like it's scaremongering - it's felt informative, because sometimes you could help someone else realise some signs," she said.

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Ms Marshall said: "It felt almost scaremongering to me. There is almost aggression behind what he was saying - offering a fixed price, quick deadlines, 14-day turnarounds, inflated numbers."

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Letters sent to homeowners in Sheffield threatening High Court legal action after a solicitor bought the freehold for their houses have been described by recipients as "scaremongering" and "aggressive".

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BMA resident doctors committee chair Dr Jack Fletcher said that while the union was not "diminishing" the impact of flu, Streeting "should not be scaremongering the public into thinking that the NHS will not be able to look after them."

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