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SCANDALMONGERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scandalmongering mean?
• SCANDALMONGERING (noun)
The noun SCANDALMONGERING has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SCANDALMONGERING used as a noun is very rare.
• SCANDALMONGERING (adjective)
The adjective SCANDALMONGERING has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SCANDALMONGERING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spreading malicious gossip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scandalmongering" is a kind of...):
gossiping; gossipmongering (a conversation that spreads personal information about other people)
Derivation:
scandalmongering (typical of tabloids)
• SCANDALMONGERING (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Typical of tabloids
Synonyms:
scandalmongering; sensationalistic; yellow
Context example:
yellow press
Similar:
sensational (causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion)
Derivation:
scandalmongering (spreading malicious gossip)
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