doomist

English

Etymology

From doom +‎ -ist.

Noun

doomist (plural doomists)

1. A person with a gloomy, pessimistic attitude about the future.

   Synonyms: doomsayer, doomster

Adjective

doomist (comparative more doomist, superlative most doomist)

1. Gloomy, pessimistic about the future.
   • 2020 September 21, Alexandra Villarreal, “Meet the doomers: why some young US voters have given up hope on climate”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The doomist argument largely relies on an unsubstantiated premise around “unstoppable tipping point-like responses” and a “runaway greenhouse effect”, says Michael E Mann, a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University.

Related terms

• doomer
• doomism