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- [uh-lahrm]
- /əˈlɑrm/
- /əˈlɑːmd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lahrm]
- /əˈlɑrm/
Definitions of alarmed word
- 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
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Origin of alarmed
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English alarme, alarom < Middle French < Old Italian allarme, noun from phrase all'arme to (the) arms. See arm2
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Parts of speech for Alarmed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alarmed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
alarmed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alarmed
adj alarmed
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- aroused — in a state of sexual arousal
adjective alarmed
- worried — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- shocked — a group of sheaves of grain placed on end and supporting one another in the field.
- startled — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
Antonyms for alarmed
adjective alarmed
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
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