危言耸听
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alarmist

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    危言耸听 / 危言聳聽

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    alarmist

    To say frightening things to deliberately shock or scare people; sensationalist talk or alarmism.

    尽管专家发出了警告，但仍有人认为这只是危言耸听。

    idiom

    created sense