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1. (noun) alarm, dismay, consternation
fear resulting from the awareness of danger

2. (noun) alarm, warning device, alarm system
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

3. (noun) alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

4. (verb) alarm clock, alarm
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

5. (verb) dismay, alarm, 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"

6. (verb) alarm, 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"


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