Definition of alarm
Nouns
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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- consternation, dismay
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fear, fearfulness, fright
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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- alarm system, warning device
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automobile horn, car horn, hooter, horn, motor horn
a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
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burglar alarm
a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
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fire alarm, smoke alarm
an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
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horn
an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
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air horn
a pneumatic horn
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foghorn
a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
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claxon, klaxon
a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
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shofar, shophar
an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions
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siren
an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
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device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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- alarum, alert, warning signal
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torpedo
a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
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air alert
the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
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burglar alarm
a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
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fire alarm
a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
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foghorn, fogsignal
a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
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horn
a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
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red flag
a flag that serves as a warning signal
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siren
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
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alarm bell, tocsin
the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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- alarm clock
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clock
a timepiece that shows the time of day
Verbs
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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shock
strike with horror or terror
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