alarmed
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/əˈlɑːmd/
English
Definitions
verb
- To call to arms for defense
- To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
- To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
- To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
adjective
- Having an alarm fitted.“This door is alarmed.”
- Worried; anxious; panicky.“I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house.”
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Synonyms
afraidalertedalertshockingconcernedsurprisedpreoccupiedshockedanxiousworriedtroubleddisturbingdisturbedfrightenedscaredappalled