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单词 doomsayer
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Definition of doomsayer in English:

doomsayer

noun ˈduːmseɪəˈdo͞omˌsāər
North American
  • A person who predicts disaster.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The doomsayers predict that the world is still hurtling towards a major catastrophe as resources run out.
    • She apparently has made mincemeat of more than her share of doomsayers and detractors.
    • At least some variants are still spreading today, albeit at a much slower rate than many of the Internet doomsayers predicted.
    • As flawed as the human race is, we seem to be a lot better than the doomsayers think at muddling through.
    • Although doomsayers predicted that the new baggage mandates would trigger chaos at airports, implementation went rather smoothly.
    • Unfortunately for the doomsayers, their central predictions are simply not coming true.
    • Perhaps you have already heard some doomsayers predict that a worldwide catastrophe will befall our planet on either April 6 or May 5 when some of the planets will be in alignment.
    • Despite that, latest sales figures suggest the doomsayers who predicted mass pub closures when the law was introduced over six months ago were largely wrong.
    • Here's another fact sure to be unpopular with the doomsayers: the survey was taken last Fall.
    • Some years it drew out the doomsayers who predicted its demise.
    • Will the upcoming planetary conjunction affect Earth, bringing about volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods, as today's doomsayers predict?
    • And, yet, at every step we had countless doomsayers who predicted that this or that step would not be taken because of ‘security problems.’
    • Fortunately, most of us disagree with these doomsayers.
    • Quantity is not everything, but the doomsayers' view that the consumer is being denied a wide choice of books is hard to sustain.
    • After last Friday's carnage, I almost gave in to doomsayers' predictions that the end of our financial system is nigh, but I have to admit, this was in a moment of little faith.
    • There are the doomsayers who predict the collapse of the global ecosystem.
    • Anyway, as I am sure you do not, don't listen to the doomsayers in the press.
    • The doomsayers were having a field day, spreading their pessimistic philosophy of gloom and doom to every forum they could ooze their way into.
    • The doomsayers are confusing a cyclical downturn with a permanent trend.
    • Now that it's here, perhaps the doomsayers will pipe down a bit.
    Synonyms
    defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomster, gloom-monger, doom-monger, doomwatcher, cassandra

Derivatives

  • doomsaying

  • noun
    North American
    • Their endless doomsaying can grow tiresome but more often it's fun to play along.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This tract does much more than repeat the standard doomsaying one normally expects from those who support it.
      • He lords this over her, berating her for every little slip-up, belittling even her successful activities and doomsaying any new ideas that she comes up with.
      • Their track record of doomsaying isn't really very good.
      • It has undoubtedly not escaped your notice that the godfather of optimism was a quack doctor and backwoods preacher, while the founder of the school of doomsaying was a legitimate philosopher.
 
 

Definition of doomsayer in US English:

doomsayer

nounˈdo͞omˌsāər
North American
  • A person who predicts disaster, especially in politics or economics.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately for the doomsayers, their central predictions are simply not coming true.
    • The doomsayers are confusing a cyclical downturn with a permanent trend.
    • Will the upcoming planetary conjunction affect Earth, bringing about volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods, as today's doomsayers predict?
    • Although doomsayers predicted that the new baggage mandates would trigger chaos at airports, implementation went rather smoothly.
    • She apparently has made mincemeat of more than her share of doomsayers and detractors.
    • The doomsayers predict that the world is still hurtling towards a major catastrophe as resources run out.
    • Anyway, as I am sure you do not, don't listen to the doomsayers in the press.
    • There are the doomsayers who predict the collapse of the global ecosystem.
    • Now that it's here, perhaps the doomsayers will pipe down a bit.
    • And, yet, at every step we had countless doomsayers who predicted that this or that step would not be taken because of ‘security problems.’
    • Some years it drew out the doomsayers who predicted its demise.
    • Quantity is not everything, but the doomsayers' view that the consumer is being denied a wide choice of books is hard to sustain.
    • Despite that, latest sales figures suggest the doomsayers who predicted mass pub closures when the law was introduced over six months ago were largely wrong.
    • Here's another fact sure to be unpopular with the doomsayers: the survey was taken last Fall.
    • At least some variants are still spreading today, albeit at a much slower rate than many of the Internet doomsayers predicted.
    • Perhaps you have already heard some doomsayers predict that a worldwide catastrophe will befall our planet on either April 6 or May 5 when some of the planets will be in alignment.
    • Fortunately, most of us disagree with these doomsayers.
    • The doomsayers were having a field day, spreading their pessimistic philosophy of gloom and doom to every forum they could ooze their way into.
    • After last Friday's carnage, I almost gave in to doomsayers' predictions that the end of our financial system is nigh, but I have to admit, this was in a moment of little faith.
    • As flawed as the human race is, we seem to be a lot better than the doomsayers think at muddling through.
    Synonyms
    defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, prophet of doom, cynic, doomster, gloom-monger, doom-monger, doomwatcher, cassandra
 
 
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