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Alarmed

/əˈlɑːmd/

To call to arms for defense

📖 Definitions of "Alarmed"

verb
  1. 1

    To call to arms for defense

  2. 2

    To give (someone) notice of approaching danger

  3. 3

    To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.

  4. 4

    To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having an alarm fitted.

    "This door is alarmed."

  2. 2

    Worried; anxious; panicky.

    "I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house."

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