Definition of 'alarmed'

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alarmed

(əlɑːʳmd )

adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.

They should not be too alarmed by the press reports. [+ by/at]

The Americans are alarmed at this prospect.

Synonyms: frightened, troubled, shocked, scared More Synonyms of alarmed

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alarmed in British

(əˈlɑːmd)

adjective

feeling afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen

fitted with a burglar alarm

Most of the houses in the street are alarmed.

Example sentences containing 'alarmed'

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We are the diverse Americans who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us. Times, Sunday Times (2016)His eyes were as alarmed and vulnerable as peeled prawns. John Walsh ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?: A Life Through the Movies (2004)Mum sounded very alarmed and distressed and told me to lock the doors. The Sun (2012)The gaggle of tourists looked alarmed. Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)There is no requirement to prove that anyone has been harassed, alarmed or distressed; the police and the courts decide that. Times, Sunday Times (2012)

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Translations for 'alarmed'

British English: alarmed ADJECTIVE

If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.

They should not be too alarmed by the press reports.

American English: alarmed
Brazilian Portuguese: alarmado
Chinese: 恐慌的
European Spanish: alarmado
French: alarmé
German: beunruhigt
Italian: allarmato
Japanese: 警戒して
Korean: 놀란
European Portuguese: alarmado
Spanish: alarmado

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Definition of alarmed from the Collins English Dictionary

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