Definition of alarm

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Alarm (v. t.) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

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Scary :: Scary (a.) Subject to sudden alarm.
Tocsin :: Tocsin (n.) An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum..
Alarmable :: Alarmable (a.) Easily alarmed or disturbed.
Quietly :: Quietly (adv.) Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
Balefire :: Balefire (n.) A signal fire; an alarm fire.
Affrightment :: Affrightment (n.) Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm.
Flee :: Flee (v. i.) To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive..
Stound :: Stound (n.) A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise..
Flurry :: Flurry (v. t.) To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
Siren :: Siren (n.) An instrument for producing musical tones and for ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
Neighborhood :: Neighborhood (n.) The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood..
Alarm :: Alarm (v. t.) 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.
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley, a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo. See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc..
Alarmist :: Alarmist (n.) One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms..
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security..
Larum :: Larum (n.) See Alarum, and Alarm..
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