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Alarm
/əˈlɑːrm/
An alert or warning to notify you about something urgent or important.
Synonyms:
alert
warning
signal
notification
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
Alarmed
, Anne checked with Dr. Galens.
Betty looked at the tall, grey-haired soldier with
alarm
.
"You are my
alarm
clock," the boy said.
Etymology:
The word
alarm
comes from the Italian
all
arme
, a call to arms. It entered English in the late Middle Ages through Middle French
alarme'.
Usage Statistics:
18 mentions per 1 million words
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