📖 Definitions of "Alarm"
noun
- 1
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- 2
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- 3
A sudden attack; disturbance.
- 4
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
verb
- 1
To call to arms for defense
- 2
To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
- 3
To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
- 4
To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
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