Alarm

n.	1.	A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Arming to answer in a night alarm. - Shak.
	2.	Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. Sound an alarm in my holy mountain. - Joel ii. 1.
	3.	A sudden attack; disturbance; broil. Thy palace fill with insults and alarms. - Pope.
	4.	Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. - Macaulay.
	5.	A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum. Alarm bell a bell that gives notice on danger. Alarm clock a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention. Alarm gauge a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for showing when the pressure of steam is too high, or the water in the boiler too low. Alarm post a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.
v. t.	1.	To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert. [imp. & p. p. Alarmed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Alarming.]
	2.	To keep in excitement; to disturb.
	3.	To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. Alarmed by rumors of military preparation. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	alarm - fear resulting from the awareness of danger 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 Synonyms: alarum, warning signal, alert
	4.	alarm - a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time 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" Synonyms: horrify, appal, appall, dismay
	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

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