alarm
[ uh-lahrm ]
/ əˈlɑrm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of alarm
1350–1400; Middle English alarme, alarom<Middle French <Old Italian allarme, noun from phrase all'arme to (the) arms. See arm2
OTHER WORDS FROM alarm
a·larm·a·ble, adjectivea·larm·ed·ly [uh-lahr-mid-lee], /əˈlɑr mɪd li/, adverbpre·a·larm, verb (used with object), nounun·a·larmed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for alarm
alarm
/ (əˈlɑːm) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of alarm
alarming, adjectivealarmingly, adverbWord Origin for alarm
C14: from Old French alarme, from Old Italian all'arme to arms; see arm ²
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Other Idioms and Phrases with alarm
alarm
see false alarm.
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