alarm

n

1. fear, fright, scare, terror, affright, Inf. funk, panic, horror, dread; apprehension, consternation, dismay, trepidation, disquiet, discomfort, perturbation, misgiving, timidity, solicitude, concern, uneasiness.

2. hue and cry, war cry, call to arms, summons to arms, sound of trumpet, beat of drum.

3. alarm bell, siren, whistle, horn, warning or alarm gun, tocsin, alert, Archaic. alarum; signal light, red light, danger signal, cry of distress, SOS, May Day.

v

4. frighten, scare, distress, terrify, affright, appall; shock, panic, throw into panic, startle, dismay, terrorize, intimidate, unnerve, daunt, consternate, disturb, agitate.

5. warn, alert, arouse, rouse, signal; sound an alarm, set off an alarm, ring a warning bell, send up a flare, Inf. blow out of bed; put on the alert, call to arms, summon to arms, call out the army, call out the troops, ring the tocsin.