scaremonger

English

Etymology

scare +‎ monger

Noun

scaremonger (plural scaremongers)

1. Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people.

Synonyms

• alarmist
• fear monger

Translations

alarmist

• German: Panikmacher m
• Romanian: alarmist (ro) m
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• Russian: паникёр (ru) m (panikjór)

Verb

scaremonger (third-person singular simple present scaremongers, present participle scaremongering, simple past and past participle scaremongered)

1. To spread worrying rumours.

Anagrams

• macrogenres