alarmist
Translation
scaremonger, person who raises unnecessary alarm
Examples
He was dismissed as an alarmist.
He was dismissed as an alarmist.
She made some alarmist predictions.
She made some alarmist predictions.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) is an alarmist He is just an alarmist.
an ((alarmist)) + noun She wrote an alarmist report.
Similar Words
Synonyms: scaremonger, doom-monger; Antonyms: optimist, realist
Etymology
From 'alarm' + '-ist', a suffix for a person who does or is an expert in something.
Memory Tips
Think of an 'alarmist' as an 'artist' whose specialty is creating 'alarm'.