Definitions for alarm
əˈlɑrmalarm

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alarm, dismay, consternation(noun)

   fear resulting from the awareness of danger

2. alarm, warning device, alarm system(noun)

   a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

3. alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum(noun)

   an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

4. alarm clock, alarm(verb)

   a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

5. dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify(verb)

   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. alarm, alert(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alarm(Noun)

   A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

   Arming to answer in a night alarm. --Shakespeare.

2. alarm(Noun)

   Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

3. alarm(Noun)

   Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

   Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. --Thomas Babington Macaulay.

4. alarm(Noun)

   A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

   The clockradio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside

5. alarm(Noun)

   An instance of an alarum ringing or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.

   You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.

6. alarm(Verb)

   To call to arms for defense

7. alarm(Verb)

   To give (someone) notice of approaching danger

8. alarm(Verb)

   To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.

9. alarm(Verb)

   To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

10. alarm(Verb)

    To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Origin: From alarme, alarom, from alarme, itself from Old , ultimately from arma.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alarm(noun)

   a summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy

2. Alarm(noun)

   any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger

3. Alarm(noun)

   a sudden attack; disturbance; broil

4. Alarm(noun)

   sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise

5. Alarm(noun)

   a mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum

6. Alarm(verb)

   to call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert

7. Alarm(verb)

   to keep in excitement; to disturb

8. Alarm(verb)

   to surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear

Origin: [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Alarm

   a-lärm′, n. notice of danger: sudden surprise with fear: a mechanical contrivance to arouse from sleep: a call to arms.—v.t. to call to arms: to give notice of danger: to fill with dread.—adv. Alarm′ingly.—n. Alarm′ist, one who excites alarm: one given to prophesy danger.—adj. alarming. [Fr. alarme—It. all' arme, to arms—L. ad, to, arma, arms.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alarm

   A type of sound made to alert a person to a specific course of action.

   The fire alarm in the building was tested and everyone knew what the alarm sounded like, what to do and where to assemble.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on November 2, 2016  

2. alarm

   A type of sound, tune or vibration made by a specific clock function, mobile phone function, software or app on a mobile phone to signal to a person to get up.

   I usually set my alarm on my mobile phone to wake up every day.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on November 2, 2016  

3. alarm

   The sound made by a clock to alert a person to get up.

   My sister sometimes snoozes during the day at the weekend for an hour and sets her alarm to wake herself up, she says that is enough for her to recharge.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on November 2, 2016  

4. alarm

   To hear an alarm when the clock time is set for a specific sound, vibrate or play a tune at a specific time the user set on their clock, mobile phone, software, computer or app.

   He used his clock as his alarm and heard the alarm every day so he was always up and ready to go to work early.

   Submitted by MC Harmonious on November 2, 2016  

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1. alarm

   The alarm symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the alarm symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alarm' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4539

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alarm' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3148

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alarm' in Nouns Frequency: #1591

Anagrams for alarm »

1. malar, Marla, marla, ramal

How to pronounce alarm?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say alarm in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alarm in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alarm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of alarm in a Sentence

1. Hillary Clinton:

   (It) should alarm us all.

2. Phyllis Woods:

   I was just watching with increasing alarm and dismay.

3. John Veron:

   It's more than an alarm bell, it's an air raid siren.

4. Pablo Picasso:

   Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

5. Elizabeth Bowen:

   If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.

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