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alarm definition
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