Definition of Alarm
Noun: alarm u'laa(r)m
- Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- dismay, consternation
- A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- warning device, alarm system
- An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- alert, warning signal, alarum [archaic]
- A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- alarm clock
- Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was alarmed at the thought of being late for my interview";
- dismay, appal [Brit, Cdn], appall [US], horrify
- Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
"The empty house alarmed him";
- alert
Anagrams containing the word alarm