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单词 doomsdayer
释义

doomsdayer

noun

dooms·​day·​er ˈdümz-ˌdā-ər How to pronounce doomsdayer (audio)
-ˌder
: doomsayer

Synonyms

  • Cassandra
  • Chicken Little
  • doomsayer
  • doomster
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

once again doomsdayers were issuing warnings about the dangers of nuclear proliferation
Recent Examples on the Web Think of the doomsdayers who worry that American tech already has too much easy cash arriving on our shores. Theodore Schleifer, Recode, 22 Aug. 2018 Doomsdayers have been around since the first Neanderthal rolled a protective boulder in front of his cave. Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 12 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

doomsdayer

noun

as in doomsayer
one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity once again doomsdayers were issuing warnings about the dangers of nuclear proliferation

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • doomsayer
  • doomster
  • Cassandra
  • fatalist
  • defeatist
  • negativist
  • naysayer
  • Chicken Little
  • worrier
  • pessimist
  • worrywart
  • handwringer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • optimist
  • Pollyanna
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