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

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So amid Canada’s reckoning with reality, the climate alarmism has quietly been shelved. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025 Naturally, there’s also friction between rebellious Cady and her aunt, whose alarmism after the renegade M3GAN disaster in the first movie means computer science enthusiast Cady has to keep her own robotics projects hidden. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025 Fast forward to 2023, when headlines everywhere used alarmism for another looming recession, and the same fashion theories held true. Tiana Randall, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 At a minimum, political leaders should avoid undue alarmism about Taiwan. Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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