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.

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scaremongering

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."

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

Acknowledging the policy as an area "where feelings run high", Phillipson said that some of the conversations around it have been "scaremongering".

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

And while safety is at the core of such decisions, we should be cautious of scaremongering, says UniSA shark expert Dr Brianna Le Busque.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023

Nevertheless, “Tech Won’t Save Us” is neither doom-laden nor scaremongering, presenting potential solutions alongside its analysis of what’s not working.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023

But Mr. Punch, with many others, has no sympathy to spare for the sorrows of the headline artist deprived for the time being of his chief opportunity of scaremongering.

From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom)