fearmongering
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- noun
- /ˈfɪrˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
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infundir miedo
- Whereas no terrorists have been caught along the Southwestern border, fearmongering and scapegoating of undocumented immigrants are on the rise.
Examples
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Awad has said the amendment passed "under a campaign of fearmongering" about Islam.
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No editorializing and no fearmongering.
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And if the party and media do change, what will they replace the fearmongering with?
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I can see that they think they are doing the right thing in their fearmongering.
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Will Americans fall for their fearmongering?
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No doubt that there is a lot of fearmongering going on, and Democrats lead the charge.
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Of course, none of this means anyone ought to cave to the fearmongering.
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I am so pleased to see the first commenter not buying into this fearmongering.
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Wow, that Greg Palast article was full of all sorts of fearmongering.
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The politician's speech was criticized for its blatant fearmongering, as it aimed to incite panic among the public.
Synonyms
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To win support by using strong emotion and fear in speeches
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Making dangers seem worse than they are to make people worried for no reason
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Spreading exaggerated fear on purpose to make people worry
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Spreading fear and doubt to change people's decisions
Saying the future will be bad to make people worried
Antonyms
How Demagogic
Surface Forms
Morphology
fearmongering = fearmonger (semi-transparent) = fear + monger + ing
The noun is formed from the verb 'fearmonger' with '-ing', but the compound base uses 'monger' in a somewhat specialized sense, so the meaning is not fully straightforward for all learners.
Etymology
Fearmongering is formed from fear and monger, where monger once meant 'seller' and still appears in words like fishmonger and warmonger. So fearmongering is like 'selling' fear to people, which explains why it means spreading fear on purpose to change what people think or do.