vverb.emotionfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprisedSynset:alarm appal appall dismay horrify
Examples:- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
Derivationally Related Form:alarmistdismayhorroralarm
Hypernyms:affright fright frighten scare
Inherited Hypernyms:dismayfrightenstimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:shock
Full Troponyms:shock
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: dismay) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: dismay, horrify, alarm, appal)
vverb.communicationwarn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparednessSynset:alarm alert
Examples:- The empty house alarmed him
- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
Derivationally Related Form:alertalarm
Hypernyms:warn
Inherited Hypernyms:alarmwarninformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:wake
Full Troponyms:wake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
adjadj.allfrightening because of an awareness of dangerAttributes:alarm consternation dismay
Antonyms:unalarming
Inherited Hypernyms:alarming
Similar to:appalling dismaying atrocious frightful horrible horrifying ugly awful dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening bloodcurdling hair-raising nightmarish chilling scary shivery shuddery creepy creepy-crawly formidable redoubtable unnerving ghastly grim grisly gruesome macabre sick hairy petrifying stupefying terrific terrifying