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alarm
n. alert; alarm system; anxiety, concern; fear
 
v. scare, terrify; frighten, intimidate


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ALARM
This page is about the missile. For the single by Namie Amuro, see Alarm (song)ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) is a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD). It is used by the RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Alarm
An alarm (French: À l'arme - "To the arms") gives an audible or visual warning of a problem or condition. :)Alarms include:burglar alarms, designed to warn of intrusions; this is often a silent alarm: the police or guards are warned without indication to the burglar, which increases the chances of catching him or her.alarm clocks can produce an alarm at a given timeDistributed control manufacturing systems or DCSs, found in nuclear power plantsrefineries and chemical facilities also generate alarms to direct the operator's attention to an important event that he or she needs to address.Alarms in an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Monitoring system, which informs the bad working state of (a particular part of the) system under monitoring.safety alarms, which go off if a dangerous condition occurs. Common public safety alarms include: tornado sirensfire alarmscar alarmsCommunity Alarm or Autodialer alarm (medical alarms)air raid sirenstocsins — an historical method of raising an alarm
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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


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Alarm (der)
n. alarm, alert; anxiety, concern, fear

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