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frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk · reds under the beds

危言耸听
wēi yán sǒng tīng
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Synonyms
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people耸人听闻sǒng rén tīng wénshocking · horrifying · atrocious · terrible骇人听闻hài rén tīng wénastonishing惊人jīng rénto obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods混淆视听hùn xiáo shì tīng
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