Dictionary Check: alarm

"alarm" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

noun

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

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noun

a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

noun

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

noun

a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

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verb

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

Example: "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
verb

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

Example: "The empty house alarmed him"
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