fearmonger
noun [ C ] disapproving (also fear monger, fear-monger) uk/ˈfɪəˌmʌŋ.ɡər/ us/ˈfɪrˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ/
无由散布恐惧心理者
someone who intentionally tries to make people afraid of something when this is not necessary or reasonable
He dismissed those warning about the dangers of the virus as fearmongers. 他驳斥了那些关于病毒危险的警告，称其为恐惧散布行为。
I'm not going to alter my natural inclination to be friendly to strangers just because of a few fear mongers. 我不会因为一些恐惧贩子而改变我对陌生人友好的自然反应。
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- He is nothing but a fearmonger who pulls readers with sensational headlines.
- The fear mongers want to curtail our freedoms by putting us under surveillance.
- I try not to be a fearmonger on homeland security issues, but this one is very serious.
- Cult leaders, religious fanatics, astronomers and internet fearmongers have been predicting the apocalypse for thousands of years.
- Immigration to Europe is far from being the tidal wave portrayed by fear-mongers.
fearmonger
verb [ I ] disapproving (also fear monger, fear-monger) uk/ˈfɪəˌmʌŋ.ɡər/ us/ˈfɪrˌmʌŋ.ɡɚ/
无由散布恐惧心理
to intentionally try to make people afraid of something when this is not necessary or reasonable
He likes to fearmonger about crime and terrorism. 他喜欢散布关于犯罪和恐怖主义的可怕消息。
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- The website fear-mongers about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
- The President continues to fearmonger, and he makes up the facts.
- This is nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to fear monger and take advantage of a community in mourning.