fearmongering

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Verb

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fearmongering

  1. present participle and gerund of fearmonger

Noun

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fearmongering (usually uncountable, plural fearmongerings)

  1. The act of spreading needless fear; exaggerating purported threats in order to incite fear.
    Synonyms: alarmism, scaremongering

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