alarm
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2.3
- noun
- /əˈlɑrm/
- He jumped up in alarm when he realized the door was wide open at night.
- cause for alarm
- express alarm
- viewed with alarm
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- And I am sensing real alarm, real alarm in Democrat circles.
- So yes, they're they're very freaked out still from the alarm.
- That it is so prominent strikes me as like every alarm bell people have should be going off.
- I was not, I was not saying doing or presenting anything that would cause alarm.
Examples
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No wonder state and federal health departments later expressed alarm at the rapidly rising rate of diabetes.
Academic text (2011) -
A voice shouted her name in alarm, and people ran down the corridor.
Fiction book (1990) -
The alarm was raised when he failed to turn up for work this morning.
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And this is not to spread alarm, this is to spell out the reality.
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I repeat: There is no cause for alarm.
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The people cried out in alarm; several soldiers started to jump to his rescue.
Fiction book (1991) -
Chinese people in New York watched with alarm as the situation unfolded in San Francisco.
Academic text (1998) -
The doorkeeper's wife raised the alarm, and now the clerk of Works had changed his tune.
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The news passed through the Cheyenne camp with such alarm that near silence hung heavy among them.
Fiction book (1992) -
Then he opened his eyes, gave out a cry of alarm, and gazed frenziedly about him.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
An unpleasant feeling of being afraid because something seems dangerous
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3.5
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
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2.0
A short time when people feel afraid about something
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3.4
A sudden strong feeling of worry or shock caused by something unexpected
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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7.7
A sudden feeling of worry and shock when something unexpected happens
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3.8
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
A feeling of worry or fear about something that might happen
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.5
A group of devices that warns you automatically about danger like fire or a break-in
- Specialized
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7.1
A radio on a ship that automatically rings an alarm when it gets a distress signal
How Alarmed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alarm also keeps that old sense of sudden danger: it comes from Old Italian all'arme, 'to the arms!', a shout that caused fear and attention. That's why alarm can mean the sudden feeling of fear or worry when you realise something is wrong.