English Explanatory Dictionary

fearmongering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

present participle and gerund of fearmonger

noun

The act of spreading needless fear; exaggerating purported threats in order to incite fear.

Word forms

fearmongering fearmongerings

Synonyms

alarmism scaremongering

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