doomsaying
/ˈduːmˌseɪɪŋ/
noun
- The act or practice of predicting disaster or misfortune.
- Doomsaying about climate change can be counterproductive if it leads to hopelessness.
- The politician's doomsaying during the campaign scared many voters.
- His constant doomsaying made everyone in the office anxious.
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adjective
- Tending to predict disaster or misfortune; characteristic of a doomsayer.
- Her doomsaying attitude annoyed the rest of the team.
- I try to avoid doomsaying friends who always focus on the worst.
- The article had a doomsaying tone that didn't match the facts.