alarm
/ʌlˈɑrm/
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Definitions
Noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
Noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Noun
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
Verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
Verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
Synonyms
alarm clock
alarm system
alarum
alert
appal
appall
consternation
dismay
horrify
warning device
warning signal