scaremonger
Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms peopleSomeone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people.
» The mainstream media is the most prevalent practitioner of scaremongering.
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1 sensesSomeone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people.
Panikmacher, Panikmacherin, Angstmacher
паникёрpanikjór
паніке́рpanikér, паніке́ркаpanikérka
a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
Examples
7 sentencesThe mainstream media is the most prevalent practitioner of scaremongering.
He was a scaremonger, always trying to make people worry.
deEr war ein Panikmacher und stets bemüht, die Leute in Unruhe zu versetzen. — al_ex_an_der
We should avoid scaremongering.
deWir sollten Panikmache vermeiden. — al_ex_an_der
Tom was accused of scaremongering.
We're not scaremongering.
ruМы не паникёры. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From scare + monger.From scare + monger.
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Forms
plural: scaremongers| Singular | scaremonger |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble:stirrer