/ Dictionary / Index A alarmist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•larm•ist Pronunciation: (u-lär'mist), [key] — n. a person who tends to raise alarms, esp. without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities. —adj. of or like an alarmist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: alarmist (Thesaurus) alarming alarm reaction Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pedagogy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language