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alarmnounalso alarum suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortuneobserved with alarm the man staggering toward the edge of the cliff apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, foreboding, misgiving agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, fearfulness, funk, perturbation, solicitude, suspense, unease, uneasinessscruple, worrydoubt, incertitude, mistrust, suspiciousness, uncertainty, warinessdefeatism, pessimismforeknowledge, premonition, presage, presentiment anticipation, excitement, hope, hopefulnessconfidence, optimism, sanguinity the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or riskin a daring midnight ride Paul Revere gave the alarm that British troops were approaching admonishment, admonition, alert, caution, forewarning, heads-up, notice, warning auguring, augury, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, premonition, presaging, prognosticating, prophecy(also prophesy), prophesyingapprising, informing, notification, notifying, tip-offadvice, counsel, guidance, recommendation, suggestion, tipannouncement, declaration the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of dangerfilled with alarm when the flood waters reached their front steps anxiety, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, horror, panic, scare, terror, trepidation phobiacreeps, jitters, nervousness, williespang, qualm, twingeagitation, apprehension, consternation, discomposure, disquiet, funk, perturbationconcern, dismay, worrycowardice, faintheartedness, timidity, timorousness aplomb, assurance, boldness, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidencebravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, hardihood, intrepidity, intrepidness, stoutness, valoraudacity, guts, nerve alarmverbalso alarumto strike with fearI don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch affright, fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, shock, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize appall(also appal), bowl over, dismay, floor, jolt, shake, shake upamaze, astound, awechill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, psych (out), undo, unman, unnerve, unstringdiscomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset, worry give one the creeps, make one's flesh creep(or make one's flesh crawl) reassure assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, sootheembolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, steel to trouble the mind of; to make uneasyalarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel agitate, ail, bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy(or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vexbedevil, haunt, plagueabash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake updaunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize) allay, alleviate, assuageappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate n.fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic, terror, trepidation mean painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger.fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage.fear of the unknown dread usually adds the idea of intense reluctance to face or meet a person or situation and suggests aversion as well as anxiety.faced the meeting with dread fright implies the shock of sudden, startling fear.fright at being awakened suddenly alarm suggests a sudden and intense awareness of immediate danger.view the situation with alarm panic implies unreasoning and overmastering fear causing hysterical activity.the news caused widespread panic terror implies the most extreme degree of fear.immobilized with terror trepidation adds to dread the implications of timidity, trembling, and hesitation.raised the subject with trepidation in the 15th century |