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alarm
noun(a-larm)
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms: consternation, dismay,
alarm
verb(a-larm)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Synonyms: alert,
Examples:
The empty house alarmed him.
alarm
noun(a-larm)
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
Synonyms: alarm clock,
alarm
noun(a-larm)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
Synonyms: alarm system, warning device,
alarm
verb(a-larm)
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
Synonyms: appal, appall, dismay, horrify,
alarm
noun(a-larm)
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Synonyms: alarum, alert, warning signal,

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