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scaremonger

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scare⋅mon⋅ger

  [skair-muhng-ger, -mong-]
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–noun
a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
Origin:
1885–90; scare + monger

Related forms:
scare⋅mon⋅ger⋅ing, noun
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scare·mon·ger   (skâr'mŭng'gər, -mŏng'-)   
n.  One who spreads frightening rumors; an alarmist.
scare'mon'ger·ing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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