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alarmist definition

alarm·ist (-ist)

noun

a person who habitually spreads alarming rumors, exaggerated reports of danger, etc.

adjective

of or like an alarmist

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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