alarmist

/əˈlɑrməst/
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Other forms: alarmists

Definitions of alarmist
  1. noun
    a person who alarms others needlessly
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    types:
    fearmonger, scaremonger, stirrer
    a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble
    type of:
    communicator
    a person who communicates with others
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