scare story

scare story
A rumour spread by a scaremonger in order to cause anxiety.

Have you heard the recent scare story about broken glass in baby food?


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  • scare story — UK US noun [countable] [singular scare story plural scare stories] something said or written that makes a situation seem worse than it really is Thesaurus: people and things that cause worry or problemshyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • scare story — scare stories N COUNT A scare story is something that is said or written to make people feel frightened and think that a situation is much more unpleasant or dangerous than it really is. He described talk of sackings as scare stories …   English dictionary

  • scare story — scare .story n a report, especially in a newspaper, that makes a situation seem more serious or worrying than it really is ▪ Despite the scare stories in the media, no jobs will be lost at the factory …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scare story — scare ,story noun count something said or written that makes a situation seem worse than it really is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scare story — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms scare story : singular scare story plural scare stories something said or written that makes a situation seem worse than it really is …   English dictionary

  • scare story — noun (C) a report, especially in a newspaper, that makes a situation seem more serious or worrying than it really is …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Scare quotes — is a general term for quotation marks used for purposes other than to identify a direct quotation. For example, authors might use quotation marks to highlight special terminology, to distance the writer from the material being reported, to… …   Wikipedia

  • scare\ out\ of\ one's\ wits — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • scare\ stiff — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • scare\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… …   Словарь американских идиом

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