alarm

[ uh-lahrm ]

/ əˈlɑrm /

noun

a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.

any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching danger: Paul Revere raced through the countryside raising the alarm that the British were coming.

an automatic device that serves to call attention, to rouse from sleep, or to warn of fire, smoke, an intruder, etc.

a warning sound; signal for attention.

Animal Behavior. any sound, outcry, chemical discharge, action, or other signal that functions to draw attention to a potential predator.

Fencing. an appeal or a challenge made by a step or stamp on the ground with the advancing foot.

Archaic. a call to arms.

verb (used with object)

to make fearful or apprehensive; distress.

to warn of danger; rouse to vigilance and swift measures for safety.

to fit or equip with an alarm or alarms, as for fire, smoke, or robbery: to alarm one's house and garage.

Origin of alarm

1350–1400; Middle English alarme, alarom < Middle French < Old Italian allarme, noun from phrase all'arme to (the) arms. See arm²

SYNONYMS FOR alarm

1 consternation; terror, panic.

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1. See fear. 8. See frighten.

OTHER WORDS FROM alarm

a·larm·a·ble, adjective a·larm·ed·ly

[uh-lahr-mid-lee] /əˈlɑr mɪd li/, adverb pre·a·larm, verb (used with object), noun un·a·larmed, adjective

Words nearby alarm

alar, alar cartilage, alar spine, alarcón, alaric, alarm, alarm clock, alarm reaction, alarming, alarmist, alarum

Example sentences from the Web for unalarmed

“Stop the clock,” one judge says in an unalarmed, schoolmarmy voice.

P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E |Stefan Fatsis |May 28, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He is unalarmed during the first few gyrations, for escape is easy.

Gamblers and Gambling |Henry Ward Beecher
In normal, unalarmed progress the tail extends backward in a drooping curve (figs. 11, 12).

The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin |Francis Harper
For he had not brought her the spontaneous, unalarmed, unspoiled spirit of his youth.

The Helpmate |May Sinclair

So Harmony, ashamed but unalarmed, made her way by the big spruce to the corner of the old lodge and thus to the courtyard.

The Street of Seven Stars |Mary Roberts Rinehart
And not having experienced fear (ever before), they were unalarmed, and did not flee away.

Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 |Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

British Dictionary definitions for unalarmed

alarm

/ (əˈlɑːm) /

verb (tr)

to fill with apprehension, anxiety, or fear

to warn about danger; alert

to fit or activate a burglar alarm on a house, car, etc

noun

fear or terror aroused by awareness of danger; fright

apprehension or uneasiness the idea of failing filled him with alarm

a noise, signal, etc, warning of danger

any device that transmits such a warning a burglar alarm

the device in an alarm clock that triggers off the bell or buzzer
short for alarm clock

archaic a call to arms

fencing a warning or challenge made by stamping the front foot

Derived forms of alarm

alarming, adjective alarmingly, adverb

Word Origin for alarm

C14: from Old French alarme, from Old Italian all'arme to arms; see arm ²

Idioms and Phrases with unalarmed

alarm

see false alarm.

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