Translate alarm | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of alarm
noun
an anxious awareness of danger:the boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm he views the right-wing upsurge in Europe with alarm [in singular] a warning of danger:I hammered on several doors to raise the alarm Oliver smelled smoke and gave the alarm a warning sound or device:a burglar alarm
verb
1 [with object] cause (someone) to feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger:the government was alarmed by an outbreak of unrest
2 (
be alarmed)
be fitted or protected with an alarm:this door is locked and alarmed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
