| 词汇 | doom-monger |
| 释义 | doom monger noun[ C ] disapproving(alsodoom-monger, doommonger)uk /ˈduːm ˌmʌŋ.ɡər/ us /ˈduːm ˌmɑːŋ.ɡɚ/ someone who tries to make people believe that something very bad is going to happen, usually when this is not necessary or reasonable: Pay no attention to the doom mongers — business is booming! People stop listening if they think you're a doom-monger. Compare fearmonger scaremonger Doom mongers would have you believe that you and your PC are under constant attack from hackers, scammers, ransomware, and identity theft. There will be a lot of doom mongers predicting hordes of drivers clogging up the roads. I'm no doom-monger and I'm not about to predict an imminent housing crash, but I think prices will stop rising. I refuse to be a doom-monger and I think next year will be a better one. Throughout history people have warned "the end is nigh", but when the doommongers are Nobel-winning scientists, perhaps we should take notice. Frightening and scaring chill someone to the bone/marrowidiom cow cow someone into something/doing something creep curdle daylight ghoulish ghoulishly heart-stopping heebie-jeebies jump scare make someone's blood curdleidiom scare scare someone into doing something scare someone shitlessidiom scare/frighten the life out of someoneidiom scaremongering send shiver witless |
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