Idiom
scare story
Meaning
A rumour spread by a scaremonger in order to cause anxiety.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Do not believe that scare story about the local water supply.”
“The newspaper published a scare story about the economy to make people worried about their savings.”
“Despite the lack of evidence, the politician continued to spread a scare story regarding the new policy to manipulate public opinion.”
Examples
simple
“Do not believe that scare story about the local water supply.”
contextual
“The newspaper published a scare story about the economy to make people worried about their savings.”
complex
“Despite the lack of evidence, the politician continued to spread a scare story regarding the new policy to manipulate public opinion.”
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