fear resulting from the awareness of danger
[ Syn: dismay , consternation ]
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
[ Syn: warning device , alarm system ]
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
[ Syn: alert , warning signal , alarum ]
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
[ Syn: alarm clock ]
alarm (n.)
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
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
[ Syn: alert ]