doomsayer
noun
doom·say·er
ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər 
: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
Examples of doomsayer in a Sentence
Don't listen to the doomsayers.
doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst
Recent Examples on the Web
These doomsayers have the luxury of being able to wait a long time for a payoff, but most Americans don’t have that time or capital.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Not just Silicon Valley doomsayers, but mainstream economists predict that many jobs, from call center workers to software developers, are at risk.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Georgieva remains optimistic about the future impacts of artificial intelligence and thinks that doomsayers should take a step back and refrain from poisoning the economic expectations around it.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Faced with consumers’ remarkable resilience this year, many doomsayers ascribed it to excess savings, amassed during the pandemic, that would inevitably run out.
—Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
The folks happy to see 2023 in the rearview mirror join a long line of Hollywood doomsayers who have taken a perverse satisfaction in forecasts of imminent catastrophe.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023
Getty Images Amidst a robust U.S. economy, the usual doomsayers are notably silent.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
Chief among the doomsayers is Gordon, a professor of economics at Northwestern University.
—Tyler Cowen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2016
Two paths lie before us: one to the dystopian visions of our sci-fi novels, apocalyptic movies, and pessimistic doomsayers; the other to a positive, sustainable world.
—Time, 3 Aug. 2023
Will Daniel, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Not just Silicon Valley doomsayers, but mainstream economists predict that many jobs, from call center workers to software developers, are at risk.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Georgieva remains optimistic about the future impacts of artificial intelligence and thinks that doomsayers should take a step back and refrain from poisoning the economic expectations around it.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Faced with consumers’ remarkable resilience this year, many doomsayers ascribed it to excess savings, amassed during the pandemic, that would inevitably run out.
—Mike Sommers, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024
The folks happy to see 2023 in the rearview mirror join a long line of Hollywood doomsayers who have taken a perverse satisfaction in forecasts of imminent catastrophe.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023
Getty Images Amidst a robust U.S. economy, the usual doomsayers are notably silent.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
Chief among the doomsayers is Gordon, a professor of economics at Northwestern University.
—Tyler Cowen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2016
Two paths lie before us: one to the dystopian visions of our sci-fi novels, apocalyptic movies, and pessimistic doomsayers; the other to a positive, sustainable world.
—Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Doomsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsayer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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