scaremonger
[ skair-mong-ger, -muhng- ]
noun
a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
Origin of scaremonger
1- Also called fear·mon·ger [feer-mong-ger, -muhng-] /ˈfɪərˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ-/ .
Other words from scaremonger
- scare·mon·ger·ing, noun
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How to use scaremonger in a sentence
Now you might say this sounds like a whole lot of scaremongering, of “what about the children” shouting.
We Should Celebrate Social Media's Slaying of Robin Thicke | Tauriq Moosa | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHoward Kurtz on the scaremongering by television and local officials.
The article, by Jonathan Strong, is rife with scaremongering, anonymously sourced accusations.
British Dictionary definitions for scaremonger
scaremonger
/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /
noun
a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster
Derived forms of scaremonger
- scaremongering, noun
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