Meanings
nounscare campaign (plural scare campaigns)
plural scare campaigns
- An effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something.
Synonyms: fear campaign
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 製造恐慌 /制造恐慌, 危言聳聽 /危言耸听
- 製造恐慌 /制造恐慌 (zhìzào kǒnghuāng)effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
- 危言聳聽 /危言耸听 (wēiyánsǒngtīng)effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
- 妖言惑眾 /妖言惑众 (yāoyánhuòzhòng)effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
- 恐慌大眾 /恐慌大众 (kǒnghuāng dàzhòng)effort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
Danish skræmmekampagne
- skræmmekampagneeffort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
Finnish pelottelukampanja
- pelottelukampanjaeffort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
German Angstkampagne
- Angstkampagneeffort to make a large group of people afraid of someone or something
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