scaremonger
pronunciation
How to pronounce scaremonger in British English:
UK [ˈskeəmʌŋgə(r)]
How to pronounce scaremonger in American English:
US [ˈskermʌŋgə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
Word Origin
- scaremonger (n.)
- also scare-monger, 1888, from scare (n.) + monger (n.).
Example
- 1. One question is whether the authors scaremonger too much about the economic consequences of financial fragility and public sector debt .