Idiom idiom
prophet of doom
Meaning
a pessimistic person who sees possible calamity in every situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't listen to him, he is always a prophet of doom.”
“Every time we suggest a new project, he acts like a prophet of doom and predicts total failure.”
“Despite the team's optimism, the resident prophet of doom insisted that the current economic trends would inevitably lead to a market collapse.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026