scaremongering

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scare·mon·ger·ing /ˈskeəˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ $ ˈskerˌmɑːŋ-, -ˌmʌŋ-/ noun [uncountable] British English  FRIGHTENEDthe practice of deliberately making people worried or nervous, especially in order to get a political or other advantage 〔尤指为取得政治或其他方面的优势〕散布恐怖消息，制造恐慌 —scaremonger noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

scaremongering• This I believe stems largely from scaremongering and misleading information given to the industry from various sources.• We hear scaremongering that a minimum wage will destroy jobs.• They had not been given details of the legislation and so were unable to counter opposition scaremongering.• Without scaremongering, we fear very much for the needs of bus passengers.

scare·mon·ger·ing nounChineseSyllable  

worried people or practice Corpus deliberately making of the

scaremongering
scare‧mon‧ger‧ing /ˈskeəˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ $ ˈskerˌmɑːŋ-, -ˌmʌŋ-/ noun [uncountable] British English
the practice of deliberately making people worried or nervous, especially in order to get a political or other advantage
—scaremonger noun [countable]