doomsayer
noun
a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
doomsaying
-
a word derived from
doomsayer.
Example Sentences
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Admittedly, all this planning can feel like doomsaying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Neither the public nor policymakers should fall for this doomsaying.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2023
Mostly, I'm just getting a bit tired of the doomsaying around the streamer.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2022
The sudden burst of doomsaying in Britain is rooted at least as much in psychology as economics.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
Despite all that irritating dog’s doomsaying about the state of London, I was certain we’d find at least one unraided loop here, its ymbryne still present and accounted for.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
