alarm
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/əˈlɑːm/
alarm
late Middle English (as an exclamation meaning ‘to arms!’): from Old French alarme, from Italian allarme, from all' arme! ‘to arms!’
noun
a worried feeling that there is danger
the boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm
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a sign or signal that warns of danger
in singular
I hammered on several doors to raise the alarm
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a device or sound that warns of danger
count noun
they disabled the alarm and used a glass cutter to get in
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a clock that wakes you up at a set time
count noun
I set my alarm for 6:30
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verb
alarm · alarms · alarmed · alarming
to make someone feel scared, worried, or in danger
many people were alarmed by the decision
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to put an alarm on something to protect it
I've just spent a fortune to alarm the house
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