doomsayern.

/ˈduːmseɪə/

Etymology: < doom n. + sayer n.¹; compare soothsayer n. 2.

Originally U.S.

A prophet of doom, esp. one of political or economic disaster.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts > misfortune > economic or political

doomsayer1954

1954 Life Mag. 18 Jan. 24/1 There are still a few head-waggers and doom-sayers who impress ignorant people by saying ‘the Washington mess is worse than the public ever knew’.

1972 Times 22 May 10/5 The doom-sayers conclude that there is no hope of better habits being adopted in time.

1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 3 Feb. 46/1 This nation of 55 million people has not lost..its perennial ability to ‘muddle through’ to the surprise of the doomsayers.

1985 Washington Post 6 Jan. 3/3 Nor does Revel quite belong in that traditional circle of doomsayers for the West: neither with Marx and Spengler,..nor quite with Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter, and Daniel Bell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	doomsayer
释义	doomsayern. /ˈduːmseɪə/ Etymology: < doom n. + sayer n.¹; compare soothsayer n. 2. Originally U.S. A prophet of doom, esp. one of political or economic disaster. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts > misfortune > economic or political doomsayer1954 1954 Life Mag. 18 Jan. 24/1 There are still a few head-waggers and doom-sayers who impress ignorant people by saying ‘the Washington mess is worse than the public ever knew’. 1972 Times 22 May 10/5 The doom-sayers conclude that there is no hope of better habits being adopted in time. 1975 U.S. News & World Rep. 3 Feb. 46/1 This nation of 55 million people has not lost..its perennial ability to ‘muddle through’ to the surprise of the doomsayers. 1985 Washington Post 6 Jan. 3/3 Nor does Revel quite belong in that traditional circle of doomsayers for the West: neither with Marx and Spengler,..nor quite with Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter, and Daniel Bell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1954
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