alarmist
[ uh-lahr-mist ]
/ əˈlɑr mɪst /
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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.
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a·larm·ism, nounWords nearby alarmist
Alaric, à la rigueur, alarm, alarm clock, alarming, alarmist, alarm reaction, alar spine, alarum, alarums and excursions, alary
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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 of alarmist
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