Definitions for alarm

Definitions for (noun) alarm

Main entry: alarm, alarm system, warning device

Definition: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event


Main entry: alarm, alarm clock

Definition: a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time


Main entry: alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal

Definition: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger


Main entry: consternation, dismay, alarm

Definition: fear resulting from the awareness of danger


Definitions for (verb) alarm

Main entry: alarm, alert

Definition: warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

Usage: The empty house alarmed him; We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries


Main entry: dismay, horrify, appal, appall, alarm

Definition: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

Usage: I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview; The news of the executions horrified us


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