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单词 doomsayer
释义

doomsayer

noun

doom·​say·​er ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər How to pronounce doomsayer (audio)
: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
doomsaying
ˈdüm-ˌsā-iŋ How to pronounce doomsayer (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • Cassandra
  • Chicken Little
  • doomsdayer
  • doomster
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Example Sentences

Don't listen to the doomsayers. doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst
Recent Examples on the Web Sequoia Capital, the storied venture capital firm known for playing doomsayer ahead of recessions, has one word for the startup industry: Cash. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 14 June 2022 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 In 1995, a WIRED cofounder challenged a Luddite-loving doomsayer to a prescient wager on tech and civilization’s fate. Mark Robinson, Wired, 22 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

doomsayer

noun

as in doomster
one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • doomster
  • doomsdayer
  • Cassandra
  • fatalist
  • defeatist
  • naysayer
  • negativist
  • worrier
  • Chicken Little
  • worrywart
  • pessimist
  • handwringer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • optimist
  • Pollyanna
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