alarmed
adjective/əˈlɑːmd/
/əˈlɑːrmd/
- alarmed (at/by something) anxious or afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen
- Ecologists are alarmed at the decline in the number of dolphins in the area.
Synonyms afraidafraidfrightened ▪ scared ▪ terrified ▪ alarmed ▪ paranoidThese words all describe feeling or showing fear.afraid [not before noun] feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen:- There’s nothing to be afraid of.
- Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
- a frightened child
- She was frightened that the glass would break.
- The thieves got scared and ran away.
- I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
- They looked into the cave with wide, terrified eyes.
- He was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
- You’re just being paranoid.
- afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.
- frightened/scared/paranoid about …
- afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …
- afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.
- Don’t be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerb2, Feelingsb2- I was slightly alarmed by what Susan told me.
- He began to grow alarmed when he realized how late it was.
- The doctors have decided to keep him in hospital overnight but there is nothing to be alarmed about.
- The government is not unduly alarmed by these figures.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- by
- nothing to be alarmed about
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- [not before noun] protected by an alarm
- This door is alarmed.
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