alarmist

English

Etymology

From alarm +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈlɑɹmɪst/

Noun

alarmist (plural alarmists)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: fearmonger, panicmonger, scaremonger

Derived terms

• antialarmist
• ecoalarmist
• nonalarmist
• unalarmist
• warmist

 

Related terms

• alarm
• alarmism

Translations

one who causes others to become alarmed without cause

• Bulgarian: паникьо́р m (panikjór)
• Catalan: alarmista m or f
• Czech: alarmista m
• Esperanto: alarmisto, alarmistino (female)
• Finnish: alarmisti (fi), pelon lietsoja
• French: alarmiste (fr) m or f
• Galician: alarmista m or f
• German: Panikmacher m, Panikmacherin f, Alarmist m, Alarmistin f, Angstmacher m, Angstmacherin f, Panikverbreiter m, Panikverbreiterin f
• Polish: panikarz m, panikarka f, alarmista (pl) m (dated)
• Portuguese: alarmista (pt) m or f
• Russian: аларми́ст (ru) m (alarmíst), аларми́стка (ru) f (alarmístka), паникёр (ru) m (panikjór), паникёрша (ru) f (panikjórša)
• Spanish: alarmista (es) m or f

Adjective

alarmist

1. Of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause.

Translations

of or relating to causing others to become alarmed without cause

• Czech: alarmistický
• Polish: alarmistyczny

Further reading

• “alarmist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Martials, alastrim, martials, salatrim

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alarmiste.

Noun

alarmist m (plural alarmiști)

1. alarmist

Declension

Declension of alarmist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) alarmist	alarmistul	(niște) alarmiști	alarmiștii
genitive/dative	(unui) alarmist	alarmistului	(unor) alarmiști	alarmiștilor
vocative	alarmistule		alarmiștilor