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scaremonger

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who spreads worrying rumours or needlessly alarms people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alarmist, fearmonger, panicmonger

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To spread worrying rumours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stirrer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: alarmist

History

Etymology

From scare + monger.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: паникьор (panikjor) — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Czech: šiřitel(ka) poplašných zpráv — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Finnish: pelon lietsoja — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • French: alarmiste — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • German: Panikmacher — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • German: Panikmacherin — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • German: Angstmacher — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • German: Angstmacherin — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Hungarian: rémhírt terjesztő — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Hungarian: rémhírterjesztő — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Hungarian: pánikkeltő (személy) — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Hungarian: vészmadár — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Polish: panikarz — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Polish: panikarka — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Romanian: alarmist — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Russian: паникёр (panikjór) — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Ukrainian: паніке́р (panikér) — alarmist — see also alarmist
  • Ukrainian: паніке́рка (panikérka) — alarmist — see also alarmist