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Definition of scaremonger noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scaremonger

noun

/ˈskeəmʌŋɡə(r)/

/ˈskermʌŋɡər/

(disapproving)

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a person who spreads stories deliberately to make people frightened or nervous

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