alarming

[ uh-lahr-ming ]

/ əˈlɑr mɪŋ /

causing alarm or fear: an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.

Origin of alarming

First recorded in 1670–80; alarm + -ing²

a·larm·ing·ly, adverb un·a·larm·ing, adjective un·a·larm·ing·ly, adverb

Sexual assault is alarmingly common in the U.S. military, and more than half of the victims are men.

The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Sept 8-14 |John Boot |September 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And today, alarmingly, only 27 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Muslim Americans.

13 Years After 9/11, Anti-Muslim Bigotry Is Worse Than Ever |Dean Obeidallah |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Alarmingly, Pippa told Lauer that ‘the plan’ was to continue her writing career.

Why Pippa Middleton Doesn’t Get She’s Just Another Celebrity |Tom Sykes |July 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Reactionary conservative candidates did alarmingly well in recent elections for the European Parliament.

Fascism Is Fashionable Again in Europe |Thane Rosenbaum |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Royalty rates drop to the alarmingly fractional in this new “non-physical” arena.

Van Dyke Parks on How Songwriters Are Getting Screwed in the Digital Age |Van Dyke Parks |June 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"This sanctuary is alarmingly ugly," said Durtal, who had sat down on a bench in front of the statue of Saint Joseph.

En Route |J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
The present-day Mortality-rate of boy-babies has become increasingly and alarmingly high.

Feminism and Sex-Extinction |Arabella Kenealy
Fevers are at present alarmingly prevalent, arising from causes which judicious attention and sanitary means would easily obviate.

Equatorial America |Maturin M. Ballou
My father had gone to visit a neighbouring clergyman, at whose house he was taken suddenly and alarmingly ill.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI |Various
Not alarmingly, but Babs' hold of his hand tightened a little.

Operation: Outer Space |William Fitzgerald Jenkins