'Alarm' definitions:
Definition of 'alarm'
(from WordNet)
noun
Fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm, dismay, consternation]
noun
A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event [syn: alarm, warning device, alarm system]
noun
noun
A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time [syn: alarm clock, alarm]
verb
Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify]
verb
Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" [syn: alarm, alert]
Definition of 'alarm'
From: Easton
- Alarm a particular quivering sound of the silver trumpets to give warning to the Hebrews on their journey through the wilderness (Num. 10:5, 6), a call to arms, or a war-note (Jer. 4:19; 49:2; Zeph. 1:16).
Synonyms of 'alarm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abject fear,
- admonishment,
- admonition,
- affright,
- aid to navigation,
- alarum,
- alert,
- amaze,
- amber light,
- Angelus,
- Angelus bell,
- anxiety,
- apprehension,
- arouse,
- astonish,
- awe,
- balefire,
- battle cry,
- beacon,
- beacon fire,
- bell,
- bell buoy,
- birdcall,
- blinker,
- blue funk,
- blue peter,
- bugle call,
- buoy,
- call,
- caution,
- caution light,
- caveat,
- cold feet,
- consternation,
- cowardice,
- cry havoc,
- cry wolf,
- curdle the blood,
- daunt,
- deterrent example,
- discomfort,
- dismay,
- disquiet,
- distress,
- disturb,
- dread,
- example,
- excitement,
- fear,
- final notice,
- final warning,
- flare,
- fly storm warnings,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- fog whistle,
- foghorn,
- forewarning,
- fright,
- frighten,
- funk,
- glance,
- go light,
- gong,
- gong buoy,
- green light,
- heliograph,
- high sign,
- hint,
- horn,
- horrification,
- horripilate,
- horror,
- international alphabet flag,
- international numeral pennant,
- kick,
- last post,
- leer,
- lesson,
- make one tremble,
- marker beacon,
- monition,
- moose call,
- moral,
- nervousness,
- nod,
- notice,
- notification,
- nudge,
- object lesson,
- panic,
- panic fear,
- parachute flare,
- phobia,
- pilot flag,
- poke,
- police whistle,
- prenotice,
- quarantine flag,
- radio beacon,
- raise apprehensions,
- rallying cry,
- rebel yell,
- red flag,
- red light,
- reveille,
- rocket,
- Roman candle,
- sailing aid,
- scare,
- semaphore,
- semaphore flag,
- semaphore telegraph,
- shake,
- sign,
- signal,
- signal beacon,
- signal bell,
- signal fire,
- signal flag,
- signal gong,
- signal gun,
- signal lamp,
- signal light,
- signal mast,
- signal post,
- signal rocket,
- signal shot,
- signal siren,
- signal tower,
- siren,
- sound the alarm,
- sound the tocsin,
- spar buoy,
- spook,
- stagger,
- stampede,
- startle,
- stop light,
- strain,
- stress,
- summons,
- surprise,
- taps,
- tension,
- terrify,
- terror,
- terrorize,
- the nod,
- the wink,
- threat,
- tip-off,
- tocsin,
- touch,
- traffic light,
- traffic signal,
- trepidation,
- trumpet call,
- ultimatum,
- uneasiness,
- unholy dread,
- unman,
- unnerve,
- unstring,
- upset,
- verbum sapienti,
- war cry,
- warn,
- warning,
- warning piece,
- watch fire,
- whistle,
- white flag,
- wigwag,
- wigwag flag,
- wink,
- yellow flag