alarmism

noun

alarm·​ism ə-ˈlär-ˌmi-zəm How to pronounce alarmism (audio)
: the often unwarranted exciting of fears or warning of danger
alarmist noun or adjective

Examples of alarmism in a Sentence

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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau — a seasoned veteran of trade battles with Trump — spoke with the president-elect Tuesday and hardly expressed hair-on-fire alarmism afterward. Neil Irwin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024 Lots of people conflate safety engineering with alarmism. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2017 Right-wingers spread alarmism, rolling out dozens of anti-trans bathroom laws across the nation, then using them to introduce other transphobic ideas into local conservative platforms, all of them coming straight out of the moral panic playbook. Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Harris’s revised fracking stance reflects a broader emphasis that pushes overregulation and climate alarmism rather than reliability and cost. André Béliveau, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alarmism 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alarmism was in 1842

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“Alarmism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmism. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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