alarm
verb/əˈlɑːm/
/əˈlɑːrm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they alarm | /əˈlɑːm/ /əˈlɑːrm/ |
| he / she / it alarms | /əˈlɑːmz/ /əˈlɑːrmz/ |
| past simple alarmed | /əˈlɑːmd/ /əˈlɑːrmd/ |
| past participle alarmed | /əˈlɑːmd/ /əˈlɑːrmd/ |
| -ing form alarming | /əˈlɑːmɪŋ/ /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/ |
- alarm somebody to make somebody anxious or afraid synonym worry
- I can only guess that they don't want to alarm the public yet.
- The blood test did not unduly alarm her medical team.
- It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
- The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
Synonyms frightenfrightenscare ▪ alarm ▪ terrifyThese words all mean to make somebody afraid.frighten to make somebody feel afraid, often suddenly:Topics Feelingsb2- He brought out a gun and frightened them off.
- They managed to scare the bears away.
- It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.
- Flying terrified her.
- to frighten/scare somebody/something away/off
- to frighten/scare/terrify somebody into doing something
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me that…
- It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me to think, see, etc.
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- alarm something to fit something such as a door with a device that warns people when somebody is trying to enter illegally
Word Originlate Middle English (as an exclamation meaning ‘to arms!’): from Old French alarme, from Italian allarme, from all' arme! ‘to arms!’.
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