alarmism

alarmism
alarmism alarmism n. 1. the act of giving, or tendency to give, needless warnings. [WordNet 1.5]

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  • Alarmism — is the production of needless warnings. The following lists some areas where warnings have been called alarmist. Inclusion in the list does not imply that the warnings are needless, only that some people have called them needless:* Issuing early… …   Wikipedia

  • alarmism — alarmist ► NOUN ▪ a person who exaggerates a danger, so causing needless alarm. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ creating needless alarm. DERIVATIVES alarmism noun …   English terms dictionary

  • alarmism — noun Date: 1867 the often unwarranted exciting of fears or warning of danger • alarmist noun or adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • alarmism — noun The production of needless alarms. See Also: alarmist …   Wiktionary

  • alarmism — n. tendency to be alarmed, tendency to needlessly alarm others …   English contemporary dictionary

  • alarmism — alarm·ism …   English syllables

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  • alarmism — noun needless warnings • Derivationally related forms: ↑alarmist • Hypernyms: ↑warning …   Useful english dictionary

  • Climate change alarmism — or global warming alarmism is a critical description of a rhetorical style that stresses the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming to the point where the scale of the problem appears to exclude the possibility of real action or… …   Wikipedia

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