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) the idea of failing filled him with alarm
a burglar alarm
Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.The news was greeted with alarm by MPs.əˈlɑːm NOUNfear























All the alarm bells of Twickenham were sounded again in the Stade de France.Irish Times (2002)
Any attempt to intercept the photons will disturb their quantum state and raise the alarm.New Scientist (2004)
Biggest business mistake: Giving the alarm company my home phone number.Irish Times (2002)
Distant shouts reached them on the cold air as Damin raised the alarm.Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
It was her alarm clock, I hadn't known it was there, tucked away.Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A Collection of Short Stories
Occasionally the alarm on the wind instrument would activate - a signal that a wind gust had topped 60 knots.Rob Mundle FATAL STORM (2001)
Police started a search after his family noticed he was missing and raised the alarm , according to television station RTE.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The alarm was raised by a passer-by who contacted emergency services from a mobile phone.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Wildfowl rose from the reeds in alarm , the sound of them filling the air.Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
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