Vocabulary
Alarmist
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
someone who exaggerates a danger and so causes needless worry or panic.
Urdu meaning
دہشت انگیز، سنسنی پیدا کردینے والا،
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- While not much can be expected from jingoistic anchors, particularly in India, respectable media outlets on both sides need to avoid alarmist coverage and report in a responsible manner.
- ANY would tend to describe a new report warning that the country is headed for `inevitable default`, which will start a `spiral`, as alarmist.
- ANY would tend to describe a new report warning that the country is headed for `inevitable default`, which will start a `spiral`, as alarmist.
Synonyms
scaremonger, gloom-monger, doom-monger, voice of doom, doomster, doomsayer,
Antonyms
optimist, Pollyanna
Curator example
“the problem is a fabrication by alarmists”
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