Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alarmism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: alarmism
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The raising of needless alarms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Even as the White House highlighted what it considers alarmism in reporting of the surge in cases of the Delta coronavirus variant across the US, reports in the same national media suggested vaccinations are increasing in hotspot areas."
"Rees-Mogg has claimed that “climate alarmism” is responsible for high energy prices and that it is unrealistic for scientists to project future changes to the climate because meteorologists struggle to correctly predict the weather."

Etymology

Etymology tree English alarm Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alarmism From alarm + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

alarmisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

alarmist scaremonger

Questions

What does alarmism mean?: The raising of needless alarms.
Where does alarmism come from?: Etymology tree English alarm Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English alarmism From alarm + -ism.

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