alarmism
noun
alarm·ism
ə-ˈlär-ˌmi-zəm 
: the often unwarranted exciting of fears or warning of danger
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Lots of people conflate safety engineering with alarmism.
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2017
Right-wingers spread alarmism, rolling out dozens of anti-trans bathroom laws across the nation, then using them to introduce other transphobic ideas into local conservative platforms, all of them coming straight out of the moral panic playbook.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Harris’s revised fracking stance reflects a broader emphasis that pushes overregulation and climate alarmism rather than reliability and cost.
—André Béliveau, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
Their alarmism reminds me of the critics of early AIDS activism, when ACT UP was accused of scaring pharma companies away from AIDS research.
—Peter Staley, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 14 Sep. 2017
Right-wingers spread alarmism, rolling out dozens of anti-trans bathroom laws across the nation, then using them to introduce other transphobic ideas into local conservative platforms, all of them coming straight out of the moral panic playbook.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Harris’s revised fracking stance reflects a broader emphasis that pushes overregulation and climate alarmism rather than reliability and cost.
—André Béliveau, National Review, 19 Oct. 2024
Their alarmism reminds me of the critics of early AIDS activism, when ACT UP was accused of scaring pharma companies away from AIDS research.
—Peter Staley, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Alarmism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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