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noun Physiology.
the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.
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Origin of alarm reaction
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby alarm reaction
à la rigueur, alarm, alarm clock, alarming, alarmist, alarm reaction, alarum, alarums and excursions, alary, alas, al-Ashʿari
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