Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: consternation, dismay |
2. | alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event Synonyms: alarm system, warning device | |
3. | alarm - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | |
4. | ![]() Synonyms: alarm clock | |
Verb | 1. | alarm - 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" |
2. | alarm - 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" Synonyms: alert |