| 词汇 | doom-mongering |
| 释义 | doom-mongering noun[ U ] disapproving(alsodoom mongering, doommongering)uk /ˈduːmˌmʌŋ.ɡər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈduːmˌmɑːŋ.ɡɚ.ɪŋ/ the act of trying to make people believe that something very bad is going to happen, usually when this is not necessary or reasonable: He accuses environmentalists and consumer protection groups of doom-mongering. It's just doom mongering to say original writing is dead. Compare fearmongering scaremongering Doom-mongering about the state of the younger generation is a tradition that goes back centuries. Amid the doom-mongering, there were a few voices suggesting that the credit crunch would have some positive effects. People are so bored of doom mongering by the media. I've heard this type of doommongering before and I don't pay it any attention. Frightening and scaring chill someone to the bone/marrowidiom cow cow someone into something/doing something creep curdle daylight ghoulish ghoulishly heart-stopping heebie-jeebies jump scare make someone's blood curdleidiom scare scare someone into doing something scare someone shitlessidiom scare/frighten the life out of someoneidiom scaremongering send shiver witless |
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