American English pronunciation
How to pronounce alarm
IPA transcription: [ə'lɑɹm]
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Noun
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
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a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
Verb
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warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
“The empty house alarmed him”
“We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries”
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fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
“The news of the executions horrified us”
Usage examples
- He was alarmed by what had happened.
- My alarm clock doesn't have a snooze button.
- The explosion was its own alarm, heard for miles.
- If the latter also picks up an intruder, then the alarm is sounded.
- The unemployment rate is alarming.
- The unemployment rate is alarming.
- The boy swore that, every time he heard the alarm, he would heed its message.
- That is a more alarming person than the clerk.
- ‘You alarm me!’ said the King.
- These can include data networking equipment, video projectors, alarm systems as well as computers.