Etymology

fearmonger

fear·mong·er
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Today it means: Someone who spreads fear. Full definition →

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fearmonger · noun1

From fear + monger (“dealer in a specific commodity; (by extension) person promoting something undesirable”).

fearmonger · verb2

Back-formation from fearmongering.

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