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Definition of scaremonger noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

scaremonger

noun

NAmE//ˈskɛrˌmɑŋɡər//

, NAmE//ˈskɛrˌmʌŋɡər//

(disapproving)

a person who spreads stories deliberately to make people frightened or nervous

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scaremongering

noun [uncountable] journalists accused of scaremongeringSee scaremonger in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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