alarm
noun
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
unalarmed
-
a word derived from
alarm.
Example Sentences
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"In speaking to newsrooms recently," she wrote, "we've been alarmed by, well, how unalarmed they are, and how uninformed they are about the threats."
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2020
The journalist, who seems oddly unalarmed by the frequent reports of murders, loves a good chin-wag and keeps trying to chum up to Tshembe, who wants none of him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2017
The persona he embodies in these songs is self-critical but not too worked up about it, wary yet unalarmed.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2016
For now, Fed officials are cautious about overseas developments but appear unalarmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2015
This worship tended to promote a free development of character; it was self-possessed, cheerful, and public; it left the worshipper unalarmed by any dread of the future, or any anxiety about his soul.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by James Freeman Clarke
