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View synonyms for scaremonger

scaremonger

[ skair-mong-ger, -muhng- ]

noun

  1. a person who creates or spreads alarming news.

scaremonger

/ ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə /

noun

  1. a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

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Derived Forms

  • ˈscareˌmongering, noun

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Other Words From

  • scare·mon·ger·ing noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scaremonger1

First recorded in 1885–90; scare + monger

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