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alarmist

[ uh-lahr-mist ]

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.

alarmist

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noun

  1. a person who alarms or attempts to alarm others needlessly or without due grounds
  2. a person who is easily alarmed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. characteristic of an alarmist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alarmist1

First recorded in 1795–1805; alarm + -ist
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Mari Barke, a member of the Orange County Board of Education, said critics are being unnecessarily alarmist as it relates to school districts that serve students through high school.

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But Trump’s critics and other experts reject those defenses as alarmist, inaccurate and unduly dismissive of such policies’ downsides.

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“I shared data and personal stories of how climate change affects marginalized communities, but she called it ‘alarmist nonsense,’†Mapendembe said.

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Trump’s most alarmist opponents are wrong to insist that he would march into Washington in January 2025 like Hitler entering Paris.

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On his Facebook page, he is known for dispassionate detail rather than alarmist hype.

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