Someone who causes needless fear by claiming that a danger is far greater than it really is, is known as a/an ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Alarmist
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Pessimist | a person who always expects the worst to happen (does not try to frighten others) | Even before the results, the pessimist in our group was sure he had failed. |
| (2) Alarmist (answer) | a person who frightens others without good reason by saying that something bad is going to happen | One alarmist in the society group wrote that the water tank would burst, and half the families filled buckets all night. |
| (3) Cynic | a person who believes that people act only for their own good | The cynic said the leader planted trees only to get his photo in the papers. |
| (4) Fatalist | a person who believes that what will happen is already fixed and cannot be changed | A fatalist, my grandmother says that nobody can escape what is written. |