The change is not as dramatic as some of the more alarmist reports would have us believe.
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alarmist — ALARMÍST, Ă, alarmişti, ste, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f., adj., (Persoană) care împrăştie intenţionat ştiri alarmante, adesea inventate; (persoană) care se alarmează uşor; sperios, timorat, panicard, înfricoşat. 2. adj. (Despre vorbe, ştiri… … Dicționar Român
alarmist — [ə lärm′ist] n. a person who habitually spreads alarming rumors, exaggerated reports of danger, etc. adj. of or like an alarmist alarmism n … English World dictionary
Alarmist — A*larm ist, n. [Cf. F. alarmiste.] One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alarmist — (n.) one addicted to sounding alarms, 1793, from ALARM (Cf. alarm) (n.) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
alarmist — [n] person who spreads alarm Cassandra, Chicken Little*, pessimist, scaremonger, voice of doom*; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
alarmist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who exaggerates a danger, so causing needless alarm. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ creating needless alarm. DERIVATIVES alarmism noun … English terms dictionary
alarmist — I UK [əˈlɑː(r)mɪst] / US [əˈlɑrmɪst] adjective causing unnecessary fear or worry alarmist reports II UK [əˈlɑː(r)mɪst] / US [əˈlɑrmɪst] noun [countable] Word forms alarmist : singular alarmist plural alarmists someone who makes other people… … English dictionary
alarmist — a|larm|ist1 [ ə larmıst ] noun count someone who makes other people frightened or worried in an unnecessary way alarmist a|larm|ist 2 [ ə larmıst ] adjective causing unnecessary fear or worry: alarmist reports … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
alarmist — adjective making people unnecessarily worried about dangers that do not exist: an alarmist report on population growth alarmist noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
alarmist — alarmism, n. /euh lahr mist/, n. 1. a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities. adj. 2. of or like an alarmist. [1795 1805; ALARM + IST] * * * … Universalium
