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(5.00 / 1 vote)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.

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

2. alarm(Noun)

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

6. alarm(Verb)

   To call to arms for defense

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

7. alarm(Verb)

   To give (someone) notice of approaching danger

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

8. alarm(Verb)

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

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

9. alarm(Verb)

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

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

10. alarm(Verb)

    To keep in excitement; to disturb.

    Etymology: 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

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

2. Alarm(noun)

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

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

3. Alarm(noun)

   a sudden attack; disturbance; broil

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

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

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

5. Alarm(noun)

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

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

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

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

7. Alarm(verb)

   to keep in excitement; to disturb

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

8. Alarm(verb)

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

   Etymology: [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.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alarm

   [from the Italian all'armi!] An apprehension from sudden noise or report. The drum or signal by which men are summoned to stand on their guard in time of danger.--False alarm is sometimes occasioned by a timid or negligent sentry, and at others designedly by an officer, to ascertain the promptness of his men. Sometimes false alarms are given by the enemy to harass the adversary. Old Rider defines alarm as a "watch-word shewing the neernesse of the enemies."

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. alarm

   A sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise, or the notice of such attack being actually made. It is generally signified by the discharge of fire-arms, the beat of a drum, etc.

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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

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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. David Poeppel:

   These findings suggest that the design of alarm signals can be further improved, the same way a bad smell is added to natural gas to make it easily detectable, adding roughness to alarm sounds may improve and accelerate their processing.

2. Marc Short:

   The vice president was called back to the White House but there's no cause for alarm and we'll reschedule the trip soon.

3. President Trump:

   We're getting your husbands back to work, the implications here -- that he believes all women have or should have husbands and that workplaces are the province of men -- are so sexist and outmoded that they will likely alarm American women who have long become accustomed to inappropriate treatment from their commander in chief.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace in a continual state of alarm (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing them with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

5. Republican Representative Bruce Babin:

   The terrorist attack in Paris by militant Islamists is a loud clanging alarm bell to Congress and the American people warning us why we must block Obama’s reckless and foolish plan to allow tens of thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S..

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