| query | If something a_____ you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.If something alarms you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. We could not see what had alarmed him. |
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| word | alarm |
| full-definition | noun Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen . The news was greeted with alarm by MPs. She sat up in alarm. The moves reflect growing alarm over recent events. An alarm is an automatic device that warns you of danger, for example by ringing a bell. He heard the alarm go off. ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system. The other man rang the alarm bell. An alarm is the same as an alarm clock . verb If something alarms you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. We could not see what had alarmed him. |
| inflections | alarmsalarmingalarmed |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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