Alarmist

//əˈlɑɹmɪst// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.

    "I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I do think you should prepare yourself for the worst."

  2. 2
    a person who alarms others needlessly wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.

    "This deliberately alarmist scaremongery has since been repeated on various occasions, notably in Brazil before 1964 and in Chile under Allende."

Synonyms

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alarmisticassassinbomberfearmongerpanicmongerscaremonger

Example

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"I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I do think you should prepare yourself for the worst."

Etymology

From alarm + -ist.

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