Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of scaremonger.
Examples
“The group wants to take on bad science and what it describes as scaremongering about technology.”
“Feldstein is entitled to his opinion, but he would have to admit that his numbers are very sensitive to assumptions (Feldstein was also responsible for an * awful* piece of "SS is bust" scaremongering from the CEA once, so I'd be reaching for the salt cellar).”
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Needless scaremongering is part of news reporting.”
Oh No! A Scary, Horrible Tiger Is Gonna Eat ME! « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
“Surely media scaremongering is an undeniable force — if you think it isn’t, watch the evening news, no matter what the subject is — and cannot wholly be laid at the President’s feet.)”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Vietnam Comparison — A Closer Look At The Numbers:
“Not many families are earning £70000+ to reach the costs the Labour party state known as scaremongering!”
“IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Cholera outbreak in Haiti; Volcanoes & tsunamis in Indonesia; BP's oil still in the Gulf, while BP's new CEO slams media "scaremongering" ...”
The Huffington Post: Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report: October 26, 2010 (Audio)
“Mr. Darling said Mr. Osborne's comments were "scaremongering" and accused the Conservative Party of making unfunded promises in their budget plan.”
“But it also highlights less headline-grabbing aspects of the Illinois congressman's record, including his "scaremongering" opposition to health-care reform and his "tall tales" on Guantanamo detainees and African piracy.”
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“He accuses the NHF of issuing "scaremongering" reports, and will warn its members today at its annual conference in Birmingham that they need to focus on cutting the salaries of senior staff as well as publishing expenses over £500.”
“You post that kind of scaremongering sentence and then posture as a reasonable, tolerant person?”
An Astronomical Perspective on Climate Change | Universe Today
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘scaremongering’.
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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AGRI - animal health
Herod premium, beef consumption, time hung between..., checks on feed, optimal feeding p..., intensive farming, protein-rich feed..., concentrated feed, grass-fed beef ca..., grass silage, farm-animal feed, incorporation pre... and 156 more...
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POL - cool compounds
scaremongering, facelifting, mudslinging, gerrymandering, goldplating, muscleflexing, headway, pinpointing, hobby-horse, barnstorming, grandfathering, finger-wagging and 31 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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2008 Wordlist
Hopefully, I'll be using this site for more than one year. It will be fun then to look back and see what new words I found worthy of notice in any given year.
All words spotted in 2008...longanimity, permalancer, breeder, biodegradable, handicapable, gender-neutral, translator, interpreter, translation, interpreting, kleptocracy, fanfiction and 1598 more...
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