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- Dictionarya·larm/əˈlärm/
noun
- 1. an anxious awareness of danger: "the boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger: "many people were alarmed by the decision"
- 2. fit or protect with an alarm: "I've just spent a fortune to alarm the house"
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Today we usually think of an alarm as a loud noise that awakens us or warns us of fire or some other danger. Its first use, however, was as a call to arms to soldiers in Italy. The Italian phrase all'arme! means literally "to arms" or "to your weapons."
sudden worry and fear, especially that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen: I didn't tell her that he was late because I didn't want to cause her any alarm. Villagers have reacted with alarm to news of a proposed new road. Synonyms. concern (WORRY) consternation. distress. preoccupation. worry. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
If something alarms you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright. Synonyms: panic, terror, consternation. any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching danger: Paul Revere raced through the countryside raising the alarm that the British were coming.
[uncountable] fear and worry that somebody feels when something dangerous or unpleasant might happen. in alarm ‘What have you done?’. Ellie cried in alarm. I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night. The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.
As a verb, alarm means to be filled with anxiety or apprehension. You may become alarmed if your children become too quiet. Never a good sign — they are probably up to something mischievous.
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright. Synonyms: panic, terror, consternation. any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching danger: Paul Revere raced through the countryside raising the alarm that the British were coming.
