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alarm [n]
 
1)fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    Synonyms :consternation dismay 
    See Also: fear  alarming  unalarming 
 
2)a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
    Synonyms :alarm_system warning_device 
    See Also: device  automobile_horn  burglar_alarm  fire_alarm  horn  siren 
 
3)an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
    Synonyms :alarum alert warning_signal 
    See Also: sign  torpedo  air_alert  burglar_alarm  fire_alarm  foghorn  horn  red_flag  siren  alarm_bell 
 
4)a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
    Synonyms :alarm_clock 
    See Also: clock 
 
alarm [v]
 
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"
    Synonyms :appal appall dismay horrify 
    See Also: affright  horror  alarmist  shock 
 
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"
    Synonyms :alert 
    See Also: warn  alert  alert  wake 
 



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