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scaremonger

 

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Noun scaremonger has 1 sense
  1. scaremonger, stirrer - a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
    --1 is a kind of alarmist

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Scaremonger

Definition:

A scaremonger is a person who spreads alarming or exaggerated reports or rumors about potential dangers, often without valid evidence or reason.

Examples:

Noun:

  1. Politicians often use scaremongers to manipulate public opinion.
  2. Don't believe everything you hear from scaremongers; they thrive on fear.

Verb:

  1. He tries to scaremonger the public with baseless claims about the vaccination's side effects.
  2. Some journalists tend to scaremonger to increase their article's readership.

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