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ALARMISM

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a⋅larm⋅ist

  [uh-lahr-mist]
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–noun
1. a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
–adjective
2. of or like an alarmist.
Origin:
1795–1805; alarm + -ist

Related forms:
a⋅larm⋅ism, noun
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a·larm·ist   (ə-lär'mĭst)   
n.  A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others, as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending danger or catastrophe.
a·larm'ism n.
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