noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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warning device
alarm system
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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noun
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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alarm clock
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm
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- cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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- The empty house alarmed him
- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries