alarm - Meaning in Konkani

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alarm - Meaning in Konkani

alarm Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of alarm in English

alarm noun

1. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

   Synonyms

   alarm system, warning device

2. a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

   Synonyms

   alarm clock

3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

   Synonyms

   alarum, alert, warning signal

4. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

   Synonyms

   consternation, dismay

alarm verb

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

   Synonyms

   alert

   Examples

   • "The empty house alarmed him"
   • "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

   Synonyms

   appal, appall, dismay, horrify

   Examples

   • "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
   • "The news of the executions horrified us"

Synonyms of alarm

• alarm system, warning device
• alarm clock
• alarum, alert, warning signal
• consternation, dismay
• alert
• appal, appall, dismay, horrify

Description

An alarm device is a mechanism that gives an audible, visual, combination, or other kind of alarm signal to alert someone to a problem or condition that requires urgent attention.

Also see "Alarm device" on Wikipedia

More matches for alarm

noun 

adjective 

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