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ALL meanings of alarmed

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  • adjective alarmed If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. 3
  • adjective alarmed feeling afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen 3
  • adjective alarmed fitted with a burglar alarm 3
  • noun alarmed a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright. 1
  • noun alarmed any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching danger: Paul Revere raced through the countryside raising the alarm that the British were coming. 1
  • noun alarmed an automatic device that serves to call attention, to rouse from sleep, or to warn of fire, smoke, an intruder, etc. 1
  • noun alarmed a warning sound; signal for attention. 1
  • noun alarmed Animal Behavior. any sound, outcry, chemical discharge, action, or other signal that functions to draw attention to a potential predator. 1
  • noun alarmed Fencing. an appeal or a challenge made by a step or stamp on the ground with the advancing foot. 1
  • noun alarmed Archaic. a call to arms. 1
  • verb with object alarmed to make fearful or apprehensive; distress. 1
  • verb with object alarmed to warn of danger; rouse to vigilance and swift measures for safety. 1
  • verb with object alarmed to fit or equip with an alarm or alarms, as for fire, smoke, or robbery: to alarm one's house and garage. 1
  • noun alarmed Cause (someone) to feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger. 1
  • adjective alarmed shocked 1
  • verb alarmed simple past tense and past participle of alarm. 0
  • adjective alarmed Having an alarm fitted. 0
  • adjective alarmed Worried; anxious; panicky. 0
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