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alarmist

[uh-lahr-mist] / əˈlɑr mɪst /
NOUN
person who spreads alarm
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Alarmist reactions to bad weather are a well-worn London tradition: Heat waves bring warnings of buckled railroad tracks; a light coating of snow paralyzes the streets.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021

Alarmist thinking is not justified -- unless of course it is news click-bait.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2016

Alarmist writing may hasten the next slump and distract attention from a more realistic and important development, which we might call multiplicity.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2015

Alarmist Sirs: Thousands of Americans use salt and pepper shakers made in Japan and Germany.

From Time Magazine Archive

It announced it had authority for stating that Alarmist rumours, current regarding the unstable financial position of a certain well-known and highly respected London bank, were grossly exaggerated.

From The Far Horizon by Malet, Lucas




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