someone who spreads fear, or needlessly raises the alarm

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Definition of someone who spreads fear, or needlessly raises the alarm in English English dictionary

fearmonger

I worry that, in time, a clever fearmonger could manipulate popular opinion into an electoral mandate. — Evan Thomas, , Newsweek 2010-12-04.

Hyphenation

some·one who spreads fear, or needlessly raises the a·larm