alarmistn.adj.

Brit.

/əˈlɑːmɪst/, U.S.

/əˈlɑrməst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alarm n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < alarm n. + -ist suffix. Compare French alarmiste, noun (c1790) and adjective (1832).

A. n.

A person who is sensitive to potential dangers, esp. in political, social, or financial matters, and quick to express fears or concerns publicly; esp. one who exaggerates such a danger and so causes needless worry or panic; a panicmonger.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > alarm without cause > one who

alarmist1792

Chicken Little1844

Chicken Licken1922

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [noun] > alarm > persistent tendency to raise alarm needlessly > one who is addicted to raising alarms

alarmist1792

terrorist1795

scaremonger1888

1792 Oracle 7 Dec. That the Stockbrokers are in a small degree still under the influence of the Alarmists, cannot be denied.

1793 E. Burke Let. 23 Aug. in Corr. (1844) IV. 135 We must continue to be vigorous alarmists.

1802 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 11/1 The panic of this alarmist is so very great.

1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 42 98 [He] wrote instantly,..against the new alarmist, pledging his own head upon the visionariness of his alarms.

1849 R. Cobden Speeches 8 Those wicked alarmists and panic-mongers whom I will never forgive.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 4 May 12/1 Some statistics..of the growth of the absinthe habit in France seem to justify the alarmists who speak of the beverage as ‘the green peril’.

1976 Survey Summer 42 Not nearly so much in jeopardy as some alarmists have been arguing.

1996 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Mag. Dec. 40 Of course, Chicken Licken was an alarmist. The sky didn't fall.

B. adj.

Characterized by a tendency to exaggerate potential dangers or an eagerness to express fears or concerns publicly; esp. that creates needless worry or panic in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [adjective] > alarming > spreading alarming reports

alarmist1794

scaremongering1907

1794 Morning Chron. 1 Sept. One of the Alarmist Journals has found out that the death of Mrs. Hardy is a most facetious incident.

1800 Aurora (Philadelphia) 28 Nov. The little alarmist Jacobin Doctor found he had mistaken his man.

a1861 Ld. Campbell Life (1881) II. xxv. 153 Alarmist or disappointed Whigs.

1866 Spectator 11 Aug. 879/2 As the times are alarmist,..it is well to look the facts fully in the face.

1870 Daily Tel. 18 July Rumours of an alarmist character, some of them wildly improbable, were circulated.

1920 Times 26 Mar. 13/5 There is no truth in the alarmist reports about the situation in Poland.

1982 Country Life 14 Jan. 111/1 What if property prices collapse, as some alarmist commentators are predicting?

1991 Atlantic Oct. 14/3 I also found [his] article unfairly alarmist in the matter of iron deficiency among vegetarian women.

2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) ix. 201 The CPA's daily security reports took on an alarmist tone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alarmist
释义	alarmistn.adj. Brit. /əˈlɑːmɪst/, U.S. /əˈlɑrməst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alarm n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < alarm n. + -ist suffix. Compare French alarmiste, noun (c1790) and adjective (1832). A. n. A person who is sensitive to potential dangers, esp. in political, social, or financial matters, and quick to express fears or concerns publicly; esp. one who exaggerates such a danger and so causes needless worry or panic; a panicmonger. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > alarm without cause > one who alarmist1792 Chicken Little1844 Chicken Licken1922 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [noun] > alarm > persistent tendency to raise alarm needlessly > one who is addicted to raising alarms alarmist1792 terrorist1795 scaremonger1888 1792 Oracle 7 Dec. That the Stockbrokers are in a small degree still under the influence of the Alarmists, cannot be denied. 1793 E. Burke Let. 23 Aug. in Corr. (1844) IV. 135 We must continue to be vigorous alarmists. 1802 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 11/1 The panic of this alarmist is so very great. 1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 42 98 [He] wrote instantly,..against the new alarmist, pledging his own head upon the visionariness of his alarms. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 8 Those wicked alarmists and panic-mongers whom I will never forgive. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 4 May 12/1 Some statistics..of the growth of the absinthe habit in France seem to justify the alarmists who speak of the beverage as ‘the green peril’. 1976 Survey Summer 42 Not nearly so much in jeopardy as some alarmists have been arguing. 1996 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Mag. Dec. 40 Of course, Chicken Licken was an alarmist. The sky didn't fall. B. adj. Characterized by a tendency to exaggerate potential dangers or an eagerness to express fears or concerns publicly; esp. that creates needless worry or panic in this way. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > causing apprehension or alarm > [adjective] > alarming > spreading alarming reports alarmist1794 scaremongering1907 1794 Morning Chron. 1 Sept. One of the Alarmist Journals has found out that the death of Mrs. Hardy is a most facetious incident. 1800 Aurora (Philadelphia) 28 Nov. The little alarmist Jacobin Doctor found he had mistaken his man. a1861 Ld. Campbell Life (1881) II. xxv. 153 Alarmist or disappointed Whigs. 1866 Spectator 11 Aug. 879/2 As the times are alarmist,..it is well to look the facts fully in the face. 1870 Daily Tel. 18 July Rumours of an alarmist character, some of them wildly improbable, were circulated. 1920 Times 26 Mar. 13/5 There is no truth in the alarmist reports about the situation in Poland. 1982 Country Life 14 Jan. 111/1 What if property prices collapse, as some alarmist commentators are predicting? 1991 Atlantic Oct. 14/3 I also found [his] article unfairly alarmist in the matter of iron deficiency among vegetarian women. 2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) ix. 201 The CPA's daily security reports took on an alarmist tone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1792
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