antialarmist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ alarmist

Adjective[edit]

antialarmist (comparative more antialarmist, superlative most antialarmist)

  1. Opposing or countering alarmism.
    • 2008 February 3, Virginia Heffernan, “My Wired Youth”, in New York Times[1]:
      “Growing Up Online” — the evenhanded, ultimately antialarmist account of Internet kids — can be seen entirely online at PBS.org. It’s a public-TV courtesy: you don’t have to break your Internet habit to learn about it.

Noun[edit]

antialarmist (plural antialarmists)

  1. One who opposes alarmism.