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

Outside somewhere a raven, scavengering indolently about the corrals, croaked gutturally; never again as long as she lived would Grace Carter hear without shuddering the uncanny dissonance of that foul bird.

From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank

It is probable that if there were no importations of dirt from the wheels of carriages coming off the stone streets, little scavengering would be needed.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various

What surliest misanthrope would not find this world lovely, were these things done: scoundrels whitewashed; some degree of scavengering upon the gutters; and at a cheap rate, thirdly?

From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas

There is perhaps some endeavor to do a little scavengering; and, as the all-including point, to cheapen the terrible cost of Government: but neither of these enterprises makes progress, owing to impediments.

From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas

Consequently, Chinese cities are left without efficient lighting, draining, or scavengering; and it is astonishing how good the health of the people living under these conditions can be.

From The Civilization of China by Giles, Herbert Allen