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alarm n. [
dismay, consternation] fear resulting from the awareness of danger
. wn #2
alarm n. [
warning device, alarm system] a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
. wn #3
alarm v. [
dismay, appal, appall, horrify] 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"
. wn #4
alarm v. [
alert] 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"
. wn #5
alarm n. [
alert, warning signal, alarum] an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
. wn