catastrophizer
/kəˈtastrəfʌɪzə/(also catastrophiser)
noun
A person who perceives adversity or illness as more serious than it actually is; a pessimist.
Origin
Early 20th century (in an earlier sense). In sense 1 from catastrophe + -izer, after catastrophism.
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