alarm

noun/əˈlɑrm/

Frequency rank: #2,876 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A device or sound that warns of danger; a feeling of fear.

Illustration for the English word “alarm”

Example sentence

The loud siren woke me up when the alarm went off.

Synonyms & related words

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