Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fearmonger

/ˈfɪəɹˌmʌŋɡəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: fear-mong-er
IPA: /ˈfɪəɹˌmʌŋɡəɹ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who spreads fear.

verb

To spread fear.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I think the Tea Partiers, despite their contradictions, are not all wrong about Big Government. But I worry that, in time, a clever fearmonger could manipulate popular opinion into an electoral mandate."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *per-, ن ج ل

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪəɹˌmʌŋɡəɹ/
British English: /ˈfɪəmʌŋɡə/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

fearmongers (plural) fear-monger (alternative) fear monger (alternative) fearmongers (present, singular) fearmongering (participle, present) fearmongered (participle, past) fearmongered (past)

Derived Forms

fearmongerer

Frequently Paired Words

fearmongering daunter discourager hatemonger intimidator overwhelmer pessimist terrorist

Synonyms

alarmist fearmongerer panicmonger scaremonger fearmonger

Antonyms

coward hero optimist

Questions

How do you pronounce fearmonger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪəɹˌmʌŋɡəɹ/.
What does fearmonger mean?: Someone who spreads fear.
Where does fearmonger come from?: From fear + monger (“dealer in a specific commodity; (by extension) person promoting something undesirable”).

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