doom-monger

noun

A person who prophesies doom.

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Meanings

noundoom-monger (plural doom-mongers)

plural doom-mongers

  1. A person who prophesies doom.
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    Trevelyan has been criticised for claiming, in 2012, that there was "clear evidence that the ice caps aren't melting at all" and that "we aren't getting hotter - global warming isn't actually happening". In a series of tweets unearthed by Labour opponents, she labelled some climate scientists as "doom-mongers".

    2022 September 21, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Truss and Trevelyan lead a team new to the railways”, in RAIL, number 966, page 10

Origin

From doom + monger.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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