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ALARM

Definition:

[noun] fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms: dismay, consternation
[noun] a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
Synonyms: warning device, system
[noun] an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Synonyms: alert, warning signal, alarum
[noun] a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
Synonyms: clock
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: dismay, appal, appall, horrify
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: alert