Noun
die Panikmache
Pronunciation: [ˈpaːnɪkˌmaχə]
scaremongering, alarmism, scare tactics
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- scaremongering, alarmism, scare tactics
Example sentence
Solche Schlagzeilen sind reine Panikmache.
Such headlines are pure scaremongering.
Word forms
singular
die Panikmache
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Panikmache
Accusativedie Panikmache
Dativeder Panikmache
Genitiveder Panikmache
Panikmache has no common plural.
Usage
- etwas als Panikmache bezeichnen — dismiss something as scaremongering
- Panikmache / Warnung — the first is critical and suggests exaggerated fear, unlike a neutral warning
Die Sprecherin wies den Vorwurf der Panikmache zurück.
The spokesperson rejected the accusation of scaremongering.