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alarm

/ə'lɑrm/

Synonyms of alarm Antonyms of alarm Examples of alarm Usage of alarm Parts of alarm Definition that contains alarm Words sounding like alarm Explanation of alarm

noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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consternation dismay

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fear fright fearfulness
verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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"The empty house alarmed him"

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alert

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warn
noun
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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alarm clock

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clock
noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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alarm system warning device

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device
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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appal appall dismay horrify

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fright scare frighten affright
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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alarum alert warning signal

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signaling sign signal