alarmist
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a·larm·ist
(ə-lär′mĭst)n.
A person who needlessly alarms others, as by spreading exaggerated rumors of impending danger.
a·larm′ism n.
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alarmist
(əˈlɑːmɪst)n
1. a person who alarms or attempts to alarm others needlessly or without due grounds
2. a person who is easily alarmed
adj
characteristic of an alarmist
aˈlarmism n
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a•larm•ist
(əˈlɑr mɪst)n.
1. a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason.
adj. 2. of or like an alarmist.
[1795–1805]
a•larm′ism, n.
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Noun | 1. | alarmist - a person who alarms others needlessly communicator - a person who communicates with others scaremonger, stirrer - a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble |
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alarmist
adjective fatalistic, pessimistic, scaremongering some of the more alarmist reports
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alarmist
nounOne who needlessly alarms others:
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alarmist
[əˈlɑːrmɪst] n → alarmiste mfalarm signal n → signal m d'alarmealarm system n → système m d'alarmeCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
alarmist
n → Panikmacher(in) m(f), → Kassandra f (geh)
adj speech → Unheil prophezeiend attr; politician → Panik machend attr
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