fearmonger

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪə(ɹ)ˌmʌŋɡə(ɹ)/
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Etymology 1

From fear +‎ monger.

Noun

fearmonger (plural fearmongers)

  1. 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.
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Etymology 2

Back-formation from fearmongering.

Verb

fearmonger (third-person singular simple present fearmongers, present participle fearmongering, simple past and past participle fearmongered)

  1. To spread fear.
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