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fearmongerings

fearmongerings is the plural of fearmongering.

Meaning of fearmongering

Noun

fearmongering (usually uncountable, plural fearmongerings)

  1. (usually) The act of spreading needless fear; exaggerating purported threats in order to incite fear.
    • But the ongoing dip they describe is far more modest than people fearmongering about a T crisis make it out to be, and likely due to lifestyle factors like sedentariness and environmental pollutants messing with our bodies.2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE

Questions about fearmongerings

What is fearmongerings the plural of?
Fearmongerings is the plural of fearmongering.

Words near fearmongerings in the dictionary

  1. fearmonger
  2. fearmongered
  3. fearmongerer
  4. fearmongerers
  5. fearmongering
  6. fearmongerings
  7. fearmongers
  8. fearmonging
  9. fearmongs
  10. Fearn
  11. fearnaught

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