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—scaremongering, n./skair"mung'geuhr, -mong'-/, n.a person who creates or spreads alarming news.[1885-90; SCARE + MONGER]
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scaremonger — (n.) 1888, from SCARE (Cf. scare) (n.) + MONGER (Cf. monger) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
scaremonger — [sker′muŋ΄gər, sker′mäŋ΄gər] n. a person who circulates alarming rumors scaremongering n … English World dictionary
scaremonger — noun Date: 1888 one inclined to raise or excite alarms especially needlessly • scaremongering noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
scaremonger — 1. noun Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people. Syn: alarmist, fear monger 2. verb To spread worrying rumours … Wiktionary
scaremonger — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who needlessly alarms others: alarmist. See POLITICS, WARN … English dictionary for students
scaremonger — n. one who spreads fear, one who causes alarm … English contemporary dictionary
scaremonger — noun a person who spreads frightening reports or rumours. Derivatives scaremongering noun & adjective … English new terms dictionary
scaremonger — See: scaremongering … English dictionary
scaremonger — /ˈskɛəmʌŋgə/ (say skairmungguh) noun someone who creates or spreads rumours of a terrifying nature. –scaremongering, noun …
scaremonger — n. a person who spreads frightening reports or rumours. Derivatives: scaremongering n … Useful english dictionary
