fearmonger
See also: fear monger
English
editAlternative forms
edit- fear monger (noun and verb)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈfɪə(ɹ)ˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
editNoun
editfearmonger (plural fearmongers)
- Someone who spreads fear.
- Synonyms: alarmist, panicmonger, scaremonger
- 2010 December 4, Evan Thomas, “Why It's Time to Worry”, in Newsweek:
- I worry that, in time, a clever fearmonger could manipulate popular opinion into an electoral mandate.
Related terms
editTranslations
editalarmist — see alarmist
Etymology 2
editBack-formation from fearmongering.
Verb
editfearmonger (third-person singular simple present fearmongers, present participle fearmongering, simple past and past participle fearmongered)