| NOUN | feeling | alarm, dismay, consternation | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
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| artifact | alarm, warning device, alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event | |
| communication | alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | |
| artifact | alarm, alarm clock | a clock that wakes / wakes a sleeper at some preset time | |
| VERB | emotion | alarm, dismay, appal, appall, horrify | fill with apprehension or alarm |
| communication | alarm, alert | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness |
| Sounds | ahlaa'rm | |
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| Rhymes | arm ... underarm: 13 rhymes with aarm... | |
| Meaning | Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. | |
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| Synonyms | dismay, consternation | |
| Attributes | alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| unalarming | not alarming | |
| Broader | fear, fearfulness, fright | An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) |
| Spanish | alarma, consternación, espanto, intranquilidad, nerviosismo | |
| Catalan | alarma, consternació, intranquil·litat, nerviosisme | |
| Verbs | alarm | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness |
| alarm | fill with apprehension or alarm | |
| Meaning | A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event. | |
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| Synonyms | warning device, alarm system | |
| Narrower | automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter | A device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
| burglar alarm | A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary | |
| fire alarm, smoke alarm | An alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke | |
| horn | An alarm device that makes a loud warning sound | |
| siren | An acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | alarma, sistema de alarma, sistema de seguridad | |
| Catalan | alarma, sistema d'alarma, sistema de seguretat | |
| Meaning | An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger. | |
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| Synonyms | alert, warning signal, alarum | |
| Narrower | air alert | The warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy / enemy air attack |
| burglar alarm | A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm | |
| fire alarm | A shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out | |
| foghorn, fogsignal | A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships | |
| horn | A noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning | |
| red flag | A flag that serves as a warning signal | |
| siren | A warning signal that is a loud wailing sound | |
| tocsin, alarm bell | The sound of an alarm (usually a bell) | |
| torpedo | A small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it | |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Spanish | advertencia, alarma, alerta | |
| Catalan | alarma, alerta | |
| Meaning | A clock that wakes / wakes a sleeper at some preset time. | |
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| Synonym | alarm clock | |
| Broader | clock | A timepiece that shows the time of day |
| Spanish | alarma, despertador, reloj de alarma, reloj despertador | |
| Catalan | despertador, rellotge despertador | |
| Meaning | Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The bad news will alarm him | |
| Synonyms | dismay, appal, appall, horrify | |
| Narrower | shock | strike with horror or terror |
| Broader | frighten, fright, scare, affright | drive out by frightening |
| Spanish | alarmar, horripilar, horrorizar | |
| Catalan | alarmar, horroritzar | |
| Nouns | alarm | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
| alarmist | a person who alarms others needlessly | |
| Meaning | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The empty house alarmed him" | |
| Synonym | alert | |
| Narrower | wake | make aware / aware of |
| Broader | warn | notify of danger / danger, potential harm, or risk |
| Spanish | alarmar, alertar | |
| Catalan | alarmar, alertar, avisar | |
| Nouns | alarm | fear resulting from the awareness of danger |
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