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alarmist
[ uh-lahr-mist ]
noun
- a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
adjective
- of or like an alarmist.
alarmist
/ əˈlɑːmɪst /
noun
- a person who alarms or attempts to alarm others needlessly or without due grounds
- a person who is easily alarmed
adjective
- characteristic of an alarmist
Derived Forms
- aˈlarmism, noun
Other Words From
- a·larmism noun
Example Sentences
But no longer seen as alarmist, MSF are the heroes with GOAL, an Irish NGO, and the International Medical Corps among others.
Graedon comes down firmly on the side of the luddites, but her vision of the future is less alarmist than alarmingly within reach.
I agree, of course, that health advice is alarmist, and increasingly contradictory.
While his statement may seem alarmist, even a senior official of the National Police Agency agrees.
They're not, but the alarmist numbers are more likely to get media attention.
After the losses in our last battle, I trust that I shall no longer be regarded as an alarmist.
Berwick was puzzled but he knew that Jim was no alarmist who would start on a wild goose chase, without rhyme or reason.
The alarmist tells us that armaments are our only sure guarantee of peace.
I am rather the other way, so they call me a cynic and an alarmist.
In addition to the alarmist and the prejudiced, careful and thoughtful citizens were aroused to the danger.
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