Definition of alarm

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Alarm (n.) A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum..

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Affright :: Affright (v. t.) To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
Terrify :: Terrify (v. t.) To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Scary :: Scary (a.) Subject to sudden alarm.
Scary :: Scary (a.) Causing fright; alarming.
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security..
Alarming :: Alarming (a.) Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. -- A*larming*ly, adv..
Startle :: Startle (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise..
Calamary :: Calamary (n.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid..
Alarmist :: Alarmist (n.) One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms..
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.
Huer :: Huer (n.) One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker..
Fear :: Fear (n.) A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread..
Diversion :: Diversion (n.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts..
Alarm :: Alarm (n.) A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
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.
Fear :: Fear (n.) That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness..
Alarum :: Alarum (n.) See Alarm.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror..
Flurry :: Flurry (v. t.) To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm.
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