alarmist
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alarmist
- /əˈlɑɹmɪst/ US
noun alarmists
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One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
I don't mean to be an alarmist, but I do think you should prepare yourself for the worst.
Similar: fearmonger, panicmonger, scaremonger
adjective
- Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause. This deliberately alarmist scaremongery has since been repeated on various occasions, notably in Brazil before 1964 and in Chile under Allende.
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noun one who causes others to become alarmed without cause
| Español | alarmista |
|---|---|
| Português | alarmista |
| Français | alarmiste |
| Deutsch | Panikmacher, Panikmacherin, Alarmist, Alarmistin, Angstmacher, Angstmacherin |
| Русский | аларми́ст alarmíst, аларми́стка alarmístka, паникёр panikjór, паникёрша panikjórša |
Talk about this word "alarmist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alarmist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alarmist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alarmist "alarmist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alarmist.
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@misc{alarmist_2026,
title = {alarmist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alarmist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
