alarmist
pronunciation
How to pronounce alarmist in British English:
UK [əˈlɑ:mɪst]
How to pronounce alarmist in American English:
US [əˈlɑrmɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who alarms others needlessly
Word Origin
- alarmist (n.)
- "one addicted to sounding alarms," 1793, from alarm (n.) + -ist.
Example
- 1. Other investors say this is alarmist nonsense .
- 2. Those who want to be alarmist can portray the big trading powers and particularly the us as embroiled in a tangle of litigation and discord .
- 3. Unlike many western commentators , he is not an alarmist .
- 4. Their flight was at least in part due to the more alarmist tones the foreign media took in coverage of the disaster , especially over the risk of radiation poisoning , compared with the local news , which emphasized how problems were being addressed .
- 5. She thinks many attempts to improve children 's lives , such as alarmist anti-bullying campaigns , and the parenting lessons proposed by the children 's society , are likely to be counterproductive .