catastrophizern.
/kəˈtastrəfʌɪzə/, U.S. /kəˈtæstrəˌfaɪzər/ 1. = catastrophist n. rare.
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catastrophist1837
cataclysmatist1855
convulsionist1880
cataclysmist1887
catastrophizer1902
1902 J. Fiske Ess. Hist. & Lit. II. ix. 265 The difficulty with the catastrophizers was that while talking glibly about millions of years, they had not stopped to consider what is meant by a million years when it takes the shape of work accomplished.
2. A person who perceives adversity or illness as more serious than it actually is; a pessimist.
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1987 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) 7 Apr. a21/6 Catastrophizer, worries excessively and constantly about making errors, being audited, paying too much.
1997 Prevention (Electronic ed.) Oct. 31 A catastrophizer sees herself as a victim of her illness, with no control of the situation.
1999 RN 62 89/2 Researchers have found that such catastrophizers may actually suffer more intense pain and greater occupational disability.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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