Usually uncountable; denotes the practice or act of spreading frightening or exaggerated information.
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the practice of spreading frightening or exaggerated information in order to influence people The report was criticized as scaremongering.
scaremongeringgerund / present participle Present-participle adjective, typically attributive; meaning ‘intended to frighten by exaggerating danger’.
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intended to make people afraid by exaggerating danger or risk The paper ran a scaremongering headline about the outbreak.