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Meanings of alarm in English

Russian
alarm
Spanish
misil alarm
Wikidata

Anti-radiation missile.

        Related terms
        alarm
        Portuguese
        despertador
        Catalan
        despertador
        Spanish
        reloj de alarma
        Wikidata

        A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time.

              despertador
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              Portuguese
              alarme
              Catalan
              alerta
              Spanish
              alarma

              An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.

                    alarme
                    Portuguese
                    medo
                    Catalan
                    consternació
                    Spanish
                    alarma

                    Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

                          medo
                          Usage of alarm in English
                          1
                          Sound the alarm: the good old-fashioned relationship is under attack from technology.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          My good mood gave way to alarm, because she looked so serious.
                          Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
                          3
                          By July last year, the project manager for Choice was expressing alarm.
                          Radio NZ
                          4
                          The delay in the peace negotiations is causing considerable alarm in Europe.
                          The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37...
                          5
                          She was able to free herself and raise the alarm, he said.
                          Radio NZ
                          6
                          Do I really need a remote control to use my alarm clock?
                          Wired
                          7
                          Small ones, of course, she said, so as not to alarm her.
                          Sisters
                          8
                          She said someone forced open a window and the alarm went off.
                          Naked Heat
                          9
                          Guards were multiplied; arms were repaired in every house; alarm-bells were hung.
                          Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 2
                          10
                          But when he was gone, she'd set her alarm, just in case.
                          Hellfire
                          11
                          The victim struggled free and ran home, where he raised the alarm.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          There was one alarm spell we had to leave in place, however.
                          The Book of Life
                          13
                          The Arkwright home had a first-rate burglar alarm, Fischer Systems' model NCN-30.
                          The burglar who liked to quote kipling
                          14
                          And, of course, the six o'clock awakening that needs no alarm call.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          Probably only a few seconds; I had to trust my alarm system.
                          Double Dexter
                          16
                          The half-breed in the bow ceased paddling, and looked back in alarm.
                          The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
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                          Translations for alarm
                          Russian
                          alarm
                          Alarm through the time
                          Alarm across language varieties
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                          Common
                          Canada
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common
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