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alarm


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  alarm 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  alarm 
 
  alarm  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  alarm 
  alarm 
  alarm  bell 
  alarm  clock 
  alarm  system 
  alarmism 
  alarmist 
  burglar  alarm 
  false  alarm 
  fire  alarm 
  smoke  alarm 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alarm 
 
  The  noun  alarm  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  alarm,  dismay,  consternation  --  (fear  resulting  from  the  awareness  of  danger) 
  2.  (3)  alarm,  warning  device,  alarm  system  --  (a  device  that  signals  the  occurrence  of  some  undesirable  event) 
  3.  alarm,  alert,  warning  signal,  alarum  --  (an  automatic  signal  (usually  a  sound)  warning  of  danger) 
  4.  alarm  clock,  alarm  --  (a  clock  that  wakes  sleeper  at  preset  time) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alarm 
 
  The  verb  alarm  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 
  2.  (1)  alarm,  alert  --  (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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  alarm 
  alarmed 
  alarming 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alarm 
 
  The  noun  alarm  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  alarm,  dismay,  consternation  --  (fear  resulting  from  the  awareness  of  danger) 
  2.  (3)  alarm,  warning  device,  alarm  system  --  (a  device  that  signals  the  occurrence  of  some  undesirable  event) 
  3.  alarm,  alert,  warning  signal,  alarum  --  (an  automatic  signal  (usually  a  sound)  warning  of  danger) 
  4.  alarm  clock,  alarm  --  (a  clock  that  wakes  sleeper  at  preset  time) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alarm 
 
  The  verb  alarm  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 
  2.  (1)  alarm,  alert  --  (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") 



alarm definition