scaremonger

scare·mon·ger

(skâr′mŭng′gər, -mŏng′-)

One who spreads frightening rumors; an alarmist.

scare′mon′ger·ing n.

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scaremonger

(ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə)

a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

ˈscareˌmongering n

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Noun

scaremonger - a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble

stirrer

alarmist - a person who alarms others needlessly

scaremonger

noun

One who needlessly alarms others:

alarmist.

Translations

مُرَوِّج الإشاعات المُفْزِعَه

panikář

panikspreder

alarmiste

rémhírterjesztő

hrakspámaîur

allarmista

panikkmaker

panikár

telâşçıvelveleci

散布谣言的人散播骇人消息的人

scaremonger

[ˈskɛəmʌŋgəʳ] N → alarmista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scaremonger

[ˈskɛə^rmʌŋgə^r] n → alarmiste mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scaremonger

[ˈskɛəˌmʌŋgəʳ] n → allarmista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scare

(skeə) verb

to startle or frighten. You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.

noun

1. 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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As adults we need to be sure they are getting accurate information that doesn't sensationalise or scaremonger. At First News, the weekly national newspaper for children, we give the background to stories and put them in context.

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"If he continues to refuse to denounce those calling for a split, then members will think he is simply trying to scaremonger them to vote for him by his talking up of threats from a minority of MPs supporting his campaign who are plotting to split our party in Tory newspapers, while at the same time refusing to denounce them," he said.

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For the record, Cllr Morgan neither works or lives in Kirkby, so it is absolutely disgraceful for him to accuse a respected community representative of being a scaremonger. Kirkby residents have every right to express genuine concerns at what they see as dangerous decisions made by Knowsley''s Labour councillors which, if our past experiences are anything to go by, will have a detrimental effect on our community''s health and wellbeing.

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There are many good homes doing great things, but perceptions will never change as long as the media continues to scaremonger and cover few positive stories - and there are plenty.

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But she said: "Plaid attempted to scaremonger on the NHS before last May's election and failed miserably."

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But Brady has hit back, saying: "Harry Redknapp was told to do his best to scaremonger.