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doomist

doomist noun: a person with a gloomy, pessimistic attitude about the future.

Noun

doomist (plural doomists)

  1. A person with a gloomy, pessimistic attitude about the future.
    Synonyms:
    doomsayer, doomster

Adjective

doomist (comparative more doomist, superlative most doomist)

  1. Gloomy, pessimistic about the future.
    • The doomist argument largely relies on an unsubstantiated premise around “unstoppable tipping point-like responses” and a “runaway greenhouse effect”, says Michael E Mann, a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University.2020 September 21, Alexandra Villarreal, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of doomist

Forms of doomist

Noun
pluraldoomists
Adjective
comparativemore doomist
superlativemost doomist

Origin of doomist

From doom + -ist.

Questions about doomist

What does doomist mean?
Doomist means a person with a gloomy, pessimistic attitude about the future.
What part of speech is doomist?
Doomist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of doomist?
The plural of doomist is doomists.

Words near doomist in the dictionary

  1. doomily
  2. doominess
  3. dooming
  4. doomings
  5. doomism
  6. doomist
  7. doomists
  8. doomjobber
  9. doomjobbers
  10. doomjobbing
  11. doomless

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