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crisis-denken

English translation: crisis-inspired or crisis-oriented thinking, crisis mongering


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Dutch term or phrase:crisis-denken
English translation:crisis-inspired or crisis-oriented thinking, crisis mongering
Entered by: Jack den Haan
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12:38 Apr 24, 2009
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Dutch term or phrase: crisis-denken
We kennen allemaal het woord 'doemdenken'. In het woordenboek wordt dat o.a. als doom-mongering vertaald. Dan zou 'crisisdenken' 'crisis-mongering' zijn. Maar is dat wel correct?
sha
Local time: 09:12
crisis-inspired or crisis-oriented thinking, crisis mongering
Explanation:
No direct references on the Internet, although there are plenty of hits for 'crisis-inspired' and 'crisis-oriented' as such. It might work here. And plenty for 'crisis-mogering' as well.
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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 09:12
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Bedankt, ik ga hier verder mee aan de slag!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1crisis-mongering / alarmism
Max Nuijens, MSc
3crisis-inspired or crisis-oriented thinking, crisis mongering
Jack den Haan


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
crisis-mongering / alarmism


Explanation:
To find a suitable translation more context is essential. Given the dash in your "crisis-denken", the reference to doemdenken is strong, and this suggests that -mongering would be best to preserve the author's intention.

Still, you may consider alarmism, which is a word critical of those who cry wolf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarmism

Max Nuijens, MSc
Belarus
Local time: 10:12
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 7

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agree  Chris Hopley: crisis-mongering seems fine
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
crisis-inspired or crisis-oriented thinking, crisis mongering


Explanation:
No direct references on the Internet, although there are plenty of hits for 'crisis-inspired' and 'crisis-oriented' as such. It might work here. And plenty for 'crisis-mogering' as well.

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 09:12
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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Bedankt, ik ga hier verder mee aan de slag!
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Apr 27, 2009 - Changes made by Jack den Haan:
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