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to fud

to fud

9.9
To spread fear and doubt to stop people from supporting something
  • verb
  • /fʌd/
  • Jargon
translation icon : difundir miedo
  • The company's spokesperson tried to fud the issue, creating doubts about the product's safety.

Examples

  • Some politicians often fud the facts to sway public opinion against new policies.

  • Critics warned that the report aimed to fud the potential benefits of renewable energy sources.

  • So, So right now, so the way we did this is that we we fudge this a zero.

  • And and people showed me how to shoot skeet and next thing you know, I'm out there just Elmer fudding on them.

Synonyms

to cast doubt
vsto fud
17 4.6

Make people feel unsure if something is true

intends to spread fear and discourage support or adoption

Antonyms

to encourage
∞ 2.3

Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something

How Persuasive

to smear
55 6.1
to discredit
66 6.3
to fud
  • Jargon
9.9
to plant a seed of doubt
  • Informal
1 5.9
to voice concern
  • Formal
7 3.9
to suggest
∞ 1.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fud infinitive
fudged past
fudged past participle
fudding present participle
fuds third person singular

Morphology

fud = fud (semi-transparent) = F + U + D

The verb is a direct conversion from the acronym noun 'fud', but the acronym itself is not fully self-explanatory without prior knowledge.

Etymology

Fud as a verb comes from the same idea of fear, uncertainty, doubt and means to spread those feelings about something to make people avoid it. So to fud something is to try to make others feel unsure or afraid so they stop supporting it.