top of page
Writer's pictureEnglish Tuition

Fearmongering

Definition: The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue

Sentence example: ISIS and other terrorist groups have been using the method of fearmongering to achieve their aim of creating fear among citizens.

The Power Memory Strategy:

  1. Link to -monger, i.e. a person who promotes a specified activity, situation, or feeling, especially one that is undesirable or discreditable ⇒ in this context, the commodity is fear

2 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Commonly Confused Words

Given that the English vocabulary has more than 1 million words, it is common for English language users to be confused with words that...

Comentarios


Post: Blog2_Post
bottom of page