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ALARMISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alarmism mean?
• ALARMISM (noun)
The noun ALARMISM has 1 sense:
1. needless warnings
Familiarity information: ALARMISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Needless warnings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("alarmism" is a kind of...):
warning (a message informing of danger)
Derivation:
alarmist (a person who alarms others needlessly)
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