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doomsayer

English

Etymology

doom +? sayer

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?du?m?se?.?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?dum?se?.?/

Noun

doomsayer (plural doomsayers)

  1. One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.
    • 1983, John R. Gribbin, Stephen H. Plagemann, Beyond the Jupiter effect, page 76:
      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.

Synonyms

  • apocalyptic, apocalypticist
  • doomtard (slang, derogatory)

Related terms

  • doomsaying

Translations

See also

  • pessimist
  • millenarian, millenarianist, millenarist, millenialist
  • soothsayer

Anagrams

  • mooseyard

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crapehanger

English

Alternative forms

  • crepehanger

Etymology

crape +? hanger, from the use of that material in making mourning garments.

Noun

crapehanger (plural crapehangers)

  1. A pessimist or doomsayer.

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