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alarm
Found in thesaurus: fear, fright, fearfulness, device, signal, signaling, sign, clock, affright, frighten, scare, warn
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ALARM (Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile)
missile with an infrared transmitter that zeroes in on targets that give off heat
alarm
n.
alert; alarm system; anxiety, concern; fear
v.
scare, terrify; frighten, intimidate
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ALARM
ALARM (Air Launched Anti-Radiation Missile) was a British anti-radiation missile designed primarily to destroy enemy radars for the purpose of Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD). It was used by the RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force, and retired at the end of 2013.
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Alarm device
An alarm device or system of alarm devices gives an audible, visual or other form of alarm signal about a problem or condition. Alarm devices are often outfitted with a siren.
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alarm
Noun
1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
(synonym) dismay, consternation
(hypernym) fear, fearfulness, fright
(attribute) alarming
(derivation) dismay, appal, appall, horrify
2. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
(synonym) warning device, alarm system
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter
3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
(synonym) alert, warning signal, alarum
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
(hyponym) torpedo
4. a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
(synonym) alarm clock
(hypernym) clock
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) dismay, appal, appall, horrify
(hypernym) frighten, fright, scare, affright
(hyponym) shock
(derivation) alarmist
2. 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"
(synonym) alert
(hypernym) warn
(hyponym) wake
(derivation) dismay, consternation
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Alarm (der)
nm.
alarm, alert; anxiety, concern, fear
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alarm (het)
n.
alarm, alarm system; alert, emergency; fear
