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English noun: alarm | |||
| 1. | alarm (feeling) fear resulting from the awareness of danger | ||
| Synonyms | consternation, dismay | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
| Attribute | alarming, unalarming | ||
| 2. | alarm (artifact) a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event | ||
| Synonyms | alarm system, warning device | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | automobile horn, burglar alarm, car horn, fire alarm, hooter, horn, horn, motor horn, siren, smoke alarm | ||
| 3. | alarm (communication) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | ||
| Synonyms | alarum, alert, warning signal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sign, signal, signaling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air alert, alarm bell, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, red flag, siren, tocsin, torpedo | ||
| 4. | alarm (artifact) a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time | ||
| Synonyms | alarm clock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clock | ||
English verb: alarm | |||
| 1. | alarm (emotion) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||
| Samples | I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview. The news of the executions horrified us. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will alarm him | ||
| Synonyms | appal, appall, dismay, horrify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shock | ||
| 2. | alarm (communication) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||
| Samples | The empty house alarmed him. We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries. | ||
| Synonyms | alert | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | warn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wake | ||
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