scare‧mon‧ger‧ing /ˈskeəˌmʌŋɡ
ərɪŋ $ ˈskerˌmɑːŋ-, -ˌmʌŋ-/
noun [uncountable] British English the practice of deliberately making people worried or nervous, especially in order to get a political or other advantage
—scaremonger noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲