Meanings
plural alarmisms
- uncountableusuallyThe raising of needless alarms.
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.
2021 July 31, Edward Helmore, “US vaccinations rise but White House frustrated with media ‘alarmism’”, in The Guardian1 more example
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.
2022 September 6, Jacob Rees-Mogg, quotee, “Jacob Rees-Mogg, who decried ‘climate alarmism’, to take on UK energy brief”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan alarmisme
- alarmismeproduction of needless alarms
Czech alarmismus
- alarmismusproduction of needless alarms
Finnish alarmismi
- alarmismiproduction of needless alarms
French alarmisme
- alarmismeproduction of needless alarms
German Alarmismus, Panikmache
- Alarmismusproduction of needless alarms
- Panikmacheproduction of needless alarms
Italian allarmismo
- allarmismoproduction of needless alarms
Portuguese alarmismo
- alarmismoproduction of needless alarms
Russian аларми́зм, паникёрство
- аларми́зм (alarmízm)production of needless alarms
- паникёрство (panikjórstvo)production of needless alarms
Spanish alarmismo
- alarmismoproduction of needless alarms
Cite this entry
alarmism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmism
“alarmism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alarmism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmism.
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