catastrophist
/kəˈtæstrəfɪst/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of catastrophism or a catastrophist.
- The article took a catastrophist approach to climate change, predicting immediate collapse.
- His catastrophist view of history emphasizes sudden disasters over gradual change.
- She has a catastrophist mindset, always preparing for the worst possible outcome.
noun
- A person who believes in the scientific theory of catastrophism, that the Earth's features were formed by sudden, violent events.
- In the 19th century, catastrophists debated with uniformitarians about how fossils formed.
- Modern catastrophists point to asteroid impacts as evidence for sudden mass extinctions.
- The catastrophist argued that a massive flood created the Grand Canyon.
- A person who habitually expects or predicts disastrous outcomes; a pessimist who focuses on worst-case scenarios.
- Don't be such a catastrophist — a small mistake doesn't mean the whole project will fail.
- The financial catastrophist warned that the stock market would crash any day.
- My friend is a catastrophist who always thinks the worst will happen.
Antonyms