If one person or group accuses another person or group of scaremongering, they accuse them of deliberately spreading worrying stories to try and frighten people.
The Government yesterday accused Greenpeace of scaremongering.
Examples of 'scaremongering' in a sentence
scaremongering
It is a scaremongering tactic to save money.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
To suggest otherwise is irresponsible scaremongering.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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scaremongering
British English: scaremongering NOUN
If one person or group accuses another person or group of scaremongering, they accuse them of deliberately spreading worrying stories to try and frighten people.
The Government yesterday accused the organisation of scaremongering.