Angstmacherei

German

Etymology

Angst (“fear”) +‎ machen (“to make”) +‎ -erei

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˌaŋstmaxəˈʁaɪ̯], [ˈaŋstmaxəˌʁaɪ̯]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Angst‧ma‧che‧rei
Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(derogatory) fearmongering
Synonyms: Alarmismus, Panikmache

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Related terms

Angstmacher

Further reading

“Angstmacherei” in Duden online
“Angstmacherei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.