scaremonger
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scare·mon·ger
(skâr′mŭng′gər, -mŏng′-)n.
One who spreads frightening rumors; an alarmist.
scare′mon′ger·ing n.
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scaremonger
(ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə)n
a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster
ˈscareˌmongering n
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Noun | 1. | scaremonger - a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble alarmist - a person who alarms others needlessly |
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scaremonger
nounOne who needlessly alarms others:
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Translations
مُرَوِّج الإشاعات المُفْزِعَه
panikář
panikspreder
rémhírterjesztő
hrakspámaîur
panikár
telâşçıvelveleci
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scare
(skeə) verb to startle or frighten. You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.
noun1. a feeling of fear or alarm. The noise gave me a scare.
2. a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people. a smallpox scare.
scared adjective frightened. I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl.
ˈscarecrow noun a figure set up eg in a field, to scare away birds and stop them eating the seeds etc.
ˈscaremonger noun a person who spreads alarming rumours.
scare away/off to make go away or stay away because of fear. The birds were scared away by the dog.
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