alarmist
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/əˈlɑːrmɪst/
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/əˈlɑːmɪst/
someone who makes people scared or worried about something that might happen, even if there's no real reason to be scared
The news report said that the weather might be dangerous, but some people think the reporter is just being an alarmist.
新闻报道说天气可能很危险,但有些人认为记者只是在危言耸听。
making people scared or worried about something that might happen, even if there's no real reason to be scared
Some people think that the news report was alarmist because it made them scared of the weather, but it wasn't really that bad.
有些人认为新闻报道危言耸听,因为它让他们对天气感到害怕,但实际上并没有那么糟糕。