Search for crossword answers and clues
Rude awakening?
Answer for the clue "Rude awakening? ", 8 letters:
alarmism
Alternative clues for the word alarmism
Word definitions for alarmism in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The production of needless alarms.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. needless warnings
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Alarmism is excessive or exaggerated alarm about a real or imagined threat e.g. the increases in deaths from infectious disease . In the news media , alarmism can be a form of Yellow journalism where reports sensationalise a story to exaggerate small risks. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
alarmism \alarmism\ n. 1. the act of giving, or tendency to give, needless warnings.
Usage examples of alarmism.
From my point of view, this spate of alarmism and yup pie penance rang false.
Two centuries ago it was all alarmism and pod people taking over and all that, but now nobody thinks about them.