calamitist

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noun

An extreme pessimist or doomsayer.

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Meanings

nouncalamitist (plural calamitists)

plural calamitists

  1. An extreme pessimist or doomsayer.

Origin

From calamity + -ist.

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APA

calamitist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitist

MLA

“calamitist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamitist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitist.

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