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单词 alarmed
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alarmed

adjective

ə-ˈlärmd How to pronounce alarmed (audio)
1
: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.
And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again. William Oscar Johnson
2
: equipped with an alarm
an alarmed door
Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings. Jennifer Nagorka

Synonyms

  • affrighted
  • afraid
  • aghast
  • fearful
  • frightened
  • horrified
  • horror-struck
  • hysterical
  • hysteric
  • scared
  • scary
  • shocked
  • spooked
  • terrified
  • terrorized
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries, which seemed at first to welcome Freya, became alarmed as people got closer and closer to a very large wild animal. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 In 2020, Trump alarmed experts by peeling off his mask and walking into the White House just after being discharged from the hospital that treated him for COVID. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 After hearing news reports about the mistreatment of the animals in Virginia, Robertson became alarmed over the disturbing conditions at the facility, which bred animals for product testing and research. Katie Mogg, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The cello concerto begins with a dramatic A-minor chord in the orchestra, which seemingly startled an alarmed soloist. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022 When Musk first let on in March that his AI director was going to recharge his batteries, the Tesla community immediately became alarmed. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 July 2022 People sitting at the nearby tables looked around, alarmed and confused. New York Times, 24 May 2022 Among the alarmed taxpayers were folks with long time roots in Croydon. Peter Greene, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Scores of alarmed Iranians waited in long lines to snatch up bundles of food and emptied supermarket shelves across the country in the hours before the price hike took effect. Ben Evansky, Fox News, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alarm entry 2

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

alarmed 1 of 2

adjective

as in frightened
filled with fear or dread the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • frightened
  • terrified
  • scared
  • afraid
  • horrified
  • shocked
  • worried
  • fearful
  • aghast
  • startled
  • upset
  • spooked
  • appalled
  • terrorized
  • panicked
  • affrighted
  • disturbed
  • anxious
  • nervous
  • hysterical
  • apprehensive
  • scary
  • horror-struck
  • hysteric
  • agitated
  • perturbed
  • disconcerted
  • timid
  • disquieted
  • panicky
  • dismayed
  • timorous
  • wary
  • shrinking
  • unnerved
  • intimidated
  • daunted
  • uneasy
  • fainthearted
  • cautious
  • cowed
  • jumpy
  • phobic
  • jittery
  • panic-stricken
  • tremulous
  • careful
  • shy
  • chicken
  • fearsome
  • craven
  • skittish
  • pusillanimous
  • funky
  • cowardly
  • coward
  • tremulant
  • heedful
  • gutless
  • prudent
  • lily-livered
  • unadventurous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unafraid
  • daring
  • adventurous
  • venturesome
  • fearless
  • spirited
  • audacious
  • bold
  • brave
  • adventuresome
  • confident
  • sure
  • spunky
  • assured
  • intrepid
  • courageous
  • plucky
  • sanguine
  • unperturbed
  • daredevil
  • dashing
  • composed
  • collected
  • gutsy
  • heroic
  • valiant
  • venturous
  • hardy
  • stalwart
  • cool
  • gallant
  • undaunted
  • valorous
  • stout
  • resolute
  • stouthearted
  • dauntless
  • heroical
  • manful
  • lionhearted
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alarmed

2 of 2

verb

variants also alarumed
past tense of alarm
1
as in scared
to strike with fear I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • frightened
  • scared
  • spooked
  • shocked
  • horrified
  • terrified
  • panicked
  • worried
  • startled
  • frighted
  • terrorized
  • affrighted
  • appalled
  • dismayed
  • upset
  • amazed
  • astounded
  • scarified
  • awed
  • disconcerted
  • shook
  • unnerved
  • distracted
  • made one's flesh crawl
  • perturbed
  • daunted
  • made one's flesh creep
  • gave one the creeps
  • jolted
  • disquieted
  • distressed
  • discomforted
  • dispirited
  • unsettled
  • shook up
  • disturbed
  • bowled over
  • floored
  • emasculated
  • demoralized
  • discomposed
  • chilled
  • unmanned
  • unstrung
  • undid
  • psyched (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassured
  • assured
  • comforted
  • cheered
  • consoled
  • soothed
  • encouraged
  • heartened
  • emboldened
  • inspired
  • solaced
  • steeled
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2
as in worried
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • worried
  • dismayed
  • concerned
  • upset
  • distressed
  • angered
  • annoyed
  • disturbed
  • perturbed
  • agitated
  • disquieted
  • discomforted
  • bothered
  • distracted
  • unsettled
  • discomposed
  • flurried
  • unhinged
  • derailed
  • exasperated
  • exercised
  • frazzled
  • irritated
  • fussed
  • distempered
  • confused
  • ailed
  • irked
  • disconcerted
  • got
  • embarrassed
  • aggravated
  • vexed
  • riled
  • weirded out
  • peeved
  • harassed
  • nettled
  • undid
  • mortified
  • pestered
  • piqued
  • bugged
  • unnerved
  • nonplussed
  • harried
  • fretted
  • discomfited
  • flustered
  • galled
  • freaked (out)
  • discouraged
  • disheartened
  • confounded
  • hagrode
  • abashed
  • chafed
  • bedeviled
  • fazed
  • plagued
  • daunted
  • haunted
  • rattled
  • jarred
  • discountenanced
  • chivvied
  • dispirited
  • put off
  • put out
  • nonplused
  • chivied
  • grated
  • demoralized
  • shook up
  • vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • quieted
  • calmed
  • soothed
  • composed
  • settled
  • allayed
  • mollified
  • alleviated
  • assuaged
  • tranquillized
  • tranquilized
  • placated
  • appeased
  • pacified
  • conciliated
  • propitiated
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