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alarmed

/əˈlɑːmd/

verb

Meaning

  • 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.

  • To keep in excitement; to disturb.

adjective

Meaning

  • Having an alarm fitted.

    "This door is alarmed."

  • Worried; anxious; panicky.

    "I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house."