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| 1. | [ noun ] fear resulting from the awareness of danger | |
| Synonyms: | consternation dismay | |
| Related terms: | fear dismay unalarming alarming | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event | |
| Synonyms: | alarm_system warning_device | |
| Related terms: | device burglar_alarm fire_alarm horn siren automobile_horn | |
| 3. | [ verb ] fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | |
| Synonyms: | appal appall horrify dismay | |
| Examples: | "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview" "The news of the executions horrified us" |
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| Related terms: | frighten shock horror | |
| 4. | [ verb ] warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | |
| Synonyms: | alert | |
| Examples: | "The empty house alarmed him" "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" |
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| Related terms: | warn wake alert | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | |
| Synonyms: | warning_signal alarum alert | |
| Related terms: | signal horn red_flag burglar_alarm siren fire_alarm foghorn tocsin air_alert torpedo | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time | |
| Synonyms: | alarm_clock | |
| Related terms: | clock | |
| Similar spelling: |
alarmed alarmist alarmism alarming alarum |
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