Angstmacherei

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Angstmacherei f (genitive Angstmacherei, no plural)

(derogatory) fearmongering
Synonyms: Alarmismus, Panikmache

Declension

Declension of Angstmacherei [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Angstmacherei
genitive	einer	der	Angstmacherei
dative	einer	der	Angstmacherei
accusative	eine	die	Angstmacherei

Related terms

Angstmacher

Further reading

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

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