doomsayer
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- doomsaying adjective
Etymology
Origin of doomsayer
1950–55; doom + say 1 + -er 1; naysayer, soothsayer
Example Sentences
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While I am not a doomsayer, with a catastrophic meteor or nuclear event, large swaths of civilization could be changed forever.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024
At UCLA, Swain finds himself in an unfamiliar position; as a climate scientist often quoted by the media, he is usually the one who gets criticized as a doomsayer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023
Speaking at an event to mark the party's 50th anniversary, Mr Benfield told the BBC he had become "somewhat of a doomsayer" about efforts to protect the environment.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023
When she arrives in a city in the midst of an outbreak, she is often the online target of derision and frustration, cast as a doomsayer that a lockdown is coming.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022
Musk, a founder of both the electric car company Tesla Motors and the private space-exploration firm SpaceX, has become an outspoken doomsayer about the threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2020
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