"alarmism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alarmisms [plural]
Etymology: alarm + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alarm|ism}} alarm + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} alarmism (usually uncountable, plural alarmisms)
  1. The raising of needless alarms. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: alarmist, scaremonger Translations: alarmisme [masculine] (Catalan), alarmismus [masculine] (Czech), alarmismi (Finnish), alarmisme [masculine] (French), alarmismo [masculine] (Galician), Alarmismus [masculine] (German), Panikmache [feminine] (German), allarmismo [masculine] (Italian), alarmismo [masculine] (Portuguese), аларми́зм (alarmízm) [masculine] (Russian), паникёрство (panikjórstvo) [neuter] (Russian), alarmismo [masculine] (Spanish)

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