Doomsayer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈduːmˌseɪ.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doomsayer is a noun meaning One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.
Meaning
One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.
Example Sentences
Critics of the doomsayers, meanwhile, are becoming more outspoken.
Even from the doomsayers you hear reflections of hope. Nobody wants "it" to happen. In his darkest moments, man is aware that, while he may be limited, humankind need not be.
4: THE DOOMSAYERS¶ So many people have written so many books and articles forecasting doom at the end of the twentieth century that we cannot possibly do credit to all of them here.
He is not a doomsayer or a conspiracy theorist. A ceramist, Mr. Kunze simply inhabits a longer view of history, one in which humans are the dinosaurs, facing down a probable extinction.
Word Forms
- doomsayers
Synonyms for doomsayer
Depending on context, synonyms include apocalyptic, apocalypticist, doomsdayer, doomtard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doomster, doomsdayer, doom-monger, doomsman, prophet, prognosticator.
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