alarm
n.
alert; alarm system; anxiety, concern; fear
v.
scare, terrify; frighten, intimidate
ALARM
Alarm
alarm
Noun
1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
(synonym) dismay, consternation
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
(attribute) alarming
(derivation) dismay, appal, appall, horrify
2. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
(synonym) warning device, alarm system
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter
3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
(synonym) alert, warning signal, alarum
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
(hyponym) torpedo
4. a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
(synonym) alarm clock
(hypernym) clock
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) dismay, appal, appall, horrify
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
(hyponym) shock
(derivation) alarmist
2. 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"
(synonym) alert
(hypernym) warn
(hyponym) wake
(derivation) dismay, consternation
Alarm (der)
n.
alarm, alert; anxiety, concern, fear
Alarm
m alarm
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