Fearmonger
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪəmʌŋɡə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fearmonger is a noun meaning Someone who spreads fear.
Meaning
Someone who spreads fear.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To spread fear.
Example Sentences
I think the Tea Partiers, despite their contradictions, are not all wrong about Big Government. But I worry that, in time, a clever fearmonger could manipulate popular opinion into an electoral mandate.
Word Forms
- fearmongers
- fear-monger
- fear monger
- fearmongering
- fearmongered
Synonyms for fearmonger
Depending on context, synonyms include alarmist, panicmonger, scaremonger.
Antonyms for fearmonger
Common opposites include coward, hero, optimist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include panicmonger, alarmist, ecoalarmist, factioneer, hatemonger, hatemongering.
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