alarm
/əˈlɑɹm/noun, verb2 syllables
Alarm means: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.
Synonyms for alarm11
noun, as in an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
noun, as in fear resulting from the awareness of danger
noun, as in a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
noun, as in a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
verb, as in fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
verb, as in warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
What does alarm mean?6
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness“The empty house alarmed him”
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with alarm?6
Alarm in a sentence
- In case the alarm rings, walk, don't run.marcelostockle
- If you hear the alarm, walk, don't run.Joseph
- If someone had broken in, the alarm should've gone off.CK
- If somebody had broken in, the alarm should've gone off.CK
- If someone had broken in, the alarm would've gone off.CK
- If somebody had broken in, the alarm would've gone off.CK
- As soon as the alarm clock rings, he leaps out of bed.AlanF_US
- She went to bed, having set the alarm for seven.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of alarm
as a noun
- plural
- alarms
as a verb
- past tense
- alarmed
- present participle
- alarming
- third-person singular
- alarms
- past participle
- alarmed