alarming
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3.7
- adjective
- /əˈlɑrmɪŋ/
:
alarmante
- No single narrative of risk and reversal received more attention than the alarming increase in childhood obesity.
- an alarming rate
- an alarming increase
- alarming statistics
And what we found was absolutely alarming and unexpected.
- And what we found was absolutely alarming and unexpected.
- And so we're seeing these trends that are really alarming in young Americans today.
- One of the things that I found the most alarming was this.
- The migration is real, the migration is alarming in its own right.
- She's like, I think you have OCD and that was very alarming for me initially.
- No shouts, no tweets, which was quite alarming.
- And it was so eye opening and alarming.
- It's very like the actual takeaways are sort of alarming.
- And to recap, last night was loud and alarming.
- And and you know, what the person was saying was kind of alarming.
Examples
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So today, I've got some alarming statistics for you on why this is so important.
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Victims exhibited an alarming drop in blood pressure.
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One of the things that I found the most alarming was this.
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That should be seen as an alarming lack of of commitment from someone.
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My cells are breaking down at an alarming rate.
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And the stories we heard about them were quite alarming.
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And so we're seeing these trends that are really alarming in young Americans today.
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All of this has taken an alarming toll on the quality of news reporting.
Academic text (1993) -
The cost of higher education is increasing at an alarming rate, particularly at four-year public institutions.
Academic text (2015) -
The news about the rising crime rate in the neighborhood was quite alarming.
Synonyms
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
304
4.2
Causing worry or fear
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
154
4.0
Causing worry or distress
96
6.4
Makes you feel that something bad will happen
64
4.2
Making you feel worried or uneasy
41
3.9
Causing worry or concern
25
3.5
Making people feel worried
19
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
8
7.0
Making people feel worried or uneasy
6
2.0
Making people feel nervous or concerned
3
4.2
Causing someone to feel uneasy or worried
1
5.0
Giving the feeling that something dangerous may happen
Antonyms
How Alarming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alarming comes from an old battle cry, the Italian phrase all'arme, which means 'to the arms!' and led to the word alarm as a warning. So something alarming is like a warning that makes people feel fear or worry.