alarmist

[ uh-lahr-mist ]
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noun
  1. a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.

adjective
  1. of or like an alarmist.

Origin of alarmist

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; alarm + -ist

Other words from alarmist

  • a·larm·ism, noun

Words Nearby alarmist

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British Dictionary definitions for alarmist

alarmist

/ (əˈlɑːmɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who alarms or attempts to alarm others needlessly or without due grounds

  2. a person who is easily alarmed

adjective
  1. characteristic of an alarmist

Derived forms of alarmist

  • alarmism, noun

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