alarm

[ uh-lahrm ]
/ əˈlɑrm /

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of alarm

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

synonym study for alarm

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

Example sentences from the Web for unalarmed

British Dictionary definitions for unalarmed

alarm
/ (əˈlɑːm) /

verb (tr)

noun

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.