noun
- a person who spreads frightening or alarming stories or rumors, especially to influence public opinion
Usage: often used disapprovingly
Examples
- The politician accused his opponent of being a scaremonger who exaggerated the dangers.
- Critics called the news report sensationalist scaremongering.
- Don’t listen to the scaremongers who claim the economy will collapse.
- The health official dismissed the rumors as the work of scaremongers.
- Some viewed the warning as necessary, while others saw it as scaremongering.
- The scaremonger’s predictions proved to be wildly inaccurate.