scaremongering
noun/ˈskeəmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
/ˈskermʌŋɡərɪŋ/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the activity of spreading stories deliberately to make people frightened or nervous synonym fearmongering
- journalists accused of scaremongering
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