fearmongers
Those stoking dread
Fearmongers are people who deliberately spread alarming information to provoke anxiety or panic, often for political or personal gain.
The term is almost always pejorative—accusing someone of fearmongering suggests their warnings are exaggerated or manipulative rather than legitimate: Critics dismissed the senators as fearmongers exploiting public anxiety about immigration.
One who overstates threats
- doomsayerPredictor of catastrophe
- pessimistOne expecting negative outcomes
- catastrophistOne expecting sudden calamities
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
warmonger · propagandist · conspiracy theorist · sensationalist · Chicken Little · rabble-rouser · agitator · provocateur
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
anxiety · apprehension · trepidation · paranoia · unease · insecurity · foreboding · hysteria
Needless raising of fears
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
exaggeration · manipulation · demagoguery · panic-inducing · threatening · intimidation · doom-and-gloom · catastrophizing
Those settling abroad
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
- outsidersThose not belonging
- vaccinesPreparations conferring immunity
- technologyApplied scientific methods
government · economy · crime · terrorism · pandemic · apocalypse · invasion · collapse
alarmist
One who overstates threats
- doomsayerPredictor of catastrophe
- pessimistOne expecting negative outcomes
- catastrophistOne expecting sudden calamities
demagogue · warmonger · propagandist · conspiracy theorist · sensationalist · Chicken Little · rabble-rouser · agitator · provocateur
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
horror · anxiety · apprehension · trepidation · paranoia · unease · insecurity · foreboding · hysteria · alarm
alarmism
Needless raising of fears
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
hysteria · exaggeration · manipulation · demagoguery · panic-inducing · threatening · intimidation · doom-and-gloom · catastrophizing · disinformation
immigrants
Those settling abroad
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
- outsidersThose not belonging
- vaccinesPreparations conferring immunity
technology · government · economy · crime · terrorism · pandemic · apocalypse · invasion · collapse · war
fearmongersreassurers
People who calm fears
comforters · encouragers · soothers · calmers · optimists
fearmongerstruth-tellers
Those who state facts
debunkers · fact-checkers · realists · voice of reason · straight shooters
fearmongerspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
uniters · stabilizers · healers · bridge-builders · reconcilers