fearbait

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verb

To act in a way that intentionally causes fear to others.

“I fearbaited him so much he almost jumped out of his chair.”

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Meanings

verbfearbait (third-person singular simple present fearbaits, present participle fearbaiting, simple past and past participle fearbaited)

present singular third person fearbaits · participle present fearbaiting · participle past fearbaited · past fearbaited

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo act in a way that intentionally causes fear to others.

    I fearbaited him so much he almost jumped out of his chair.

nounfearbait (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMaterial intended to bring fear to others.

    I don't know about you, but I've seen a lot of those videos on YouTube about AI fearbait recently.

    2026 February 4, CrestOfGreyhound, Reddit, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2026

Origin

From fear + -bait.

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APA

fearbait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fearbait

MLA

“fearbait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fearbait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fearbait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fearbait.

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