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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alarmed \A*larmed"\, a. Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty. The white pavilions rose and fell On the alarmed air. --Longfellow. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr & vb n. {Alarming}.] [Alarm, n. Cf F. alarmer.] 1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action to put on the alert. 2. To keep in excitement; to disturb. 3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. Alarmed by rumors of military preparation. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alarmed adj : experiencing a sudden sense of danger
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