catastrophist
Americannoun
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a person who expects or predicts large-scale social catastrophe, upheaval, or disaster, or who believes that significant societal change comes about only through such events.
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a person who believes in geological or biological catastrophism.
Example Sentences
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Studying France, it is always possible to strike a less "catastrophist" note.
From BBC
A friend of mine — someone my husband refers to affectionately as “a catastrophist” — inadvertently expressed the depth of this guilt to me the other day.
From New York Times
Do you still think of yourself as a catastrophist today?
From Los Angeles Times
The catastrophists are, to be sure, still a shaggy group.
From Washington Post
“How does the catastrophist not plan for his own catastrophe?”
From Washington Post
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