chicken little
chick·en lit·tle
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chik-uh n lit-l]
- /ˈtʃɪk ən ˈlɪt l/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chik-uh n lit-l]
- /ˈtʃɪk ən ˈlɪt l/
Definitions of chicken little words
- noun chicken little a person who spreads baseless or exaggerated reports of danger; alarmist 3
- noun chicken little a person who constantly warns that a calamity is imminent; a vociferous pessimist: The Chicken Littles are warning that the stock market will collapse. 1
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Parts of speech for Chicken little
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chicken little popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
chicken little usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chicken little
noun chicken little
- pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
- cassandra — a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
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