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alarm
noun
verb
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- LAR
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈlɑːm
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
noun
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
noun
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
“The empty house alarmed him”
verb
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
“I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview”
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Example Sentences
The empty house alarmed him
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
The news of the executions horrified us
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