doomsayer

doom·say·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doom-sey-er]
- /ˈdumˌseɪ ər/
- /ˌduːm.ˈseɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doom-sey-er]
- /ˈdumˌseɪ ər/

Definitions of doomsayer word

noun doomsayer a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster. 1
noun doomsayer A person who predicts disaster, especially in politics or economics. 1
noun doomsayer someone who always predicts the worst outcome 0
noun doomsayer a person disposed to predicting catastrophe, disaster, etc. 0
noun doomsayer One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom. 0

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Origin of doomsayer

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; doom + say1 + -er1; cf. naysayer, soothsayer

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Parts of speech for Doomsayer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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determiner

exclamation

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doomsayer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for doomsayer

noun doomsayer

pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
chicken little — a person who spreads baseless or exaggerated reports of danger; alarmist
scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
alarmist — Someone or something that is alarmist causes unnecessary fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen.

All 4 Synonyms of doomsayer