fearmongering
noun/ˈfɪəmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
/ˈfɪrmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the activity of spreading stories deliberately to make people frightened or nervous synonym scaremongering
- The journalist was accused of fearmongering by mentioning nuclear weapons in her article.
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