scaremonger

[ skair-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈskɛərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun

a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
Also called fear·mon·ger [feer-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfɪərˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/.

Origin of scaremonger

First recorded in 1885–90; scare + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM scaremonger

scare·mon·ger·ing, noun

Example sentences from the Web for fearmonger

  • That was the heart of the shtick: Stewart calling for calm reasonableness, Colbert playing the fearmonger.

    The Day D.C. Went Sane |Howard Kurtz |October 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fearmonger

scaremonger
/ (ˈskɛəˌmʌŋɡə) /

noun

a person who delights in spreading rumours of disaster

Derived forms of scaremonger

scaremongering, noun