Textual thesaurus for "alarm"

(noun) alarm system, warning device

a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

(noun) alarm clock

a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

(noun) alarum, alert, warning signal

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

(noun) consternation, dismay

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

(verb) 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

(verb) dismay, horrify, appal, appall

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview; The news of the executions horrified us