fearmonger

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪəmʌŋɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪəɹˌmʌŋɡəɹ/ Hyphenation: fear‧mong‧er === Etymology 1 === From fear +‎ monger (“dealer in a specific commodity; (by extension) person promoting something undesirable”). ==== Noun ==== fearmonger (plural fearmongers) Someone who spreads fear. Synonyms: alarmist, fearmongerer, panicmonger, scaremonger; see also Thesaurus:fearmonger Coordinate term: hatemonger ===== Alternative forms ===== fear-monger, fear monger ===== Related terms ===== fearmongering ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from fearmongering. ==== Verb ==== fearmonger (third-person singular simple present fearmongers, present participle fearmongering, simple past and past participle fearmongered) (intransitive) To spread fear. ===== Alternative forms ===== fear-monger, fear monger ===== Derived terms ===== fearmongerer ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === fearmongering on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “fearmonger, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “fearmonger, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === form genera