alarm
Noun
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tells us about:
- alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
- unalarming - not alarming; assuaging alarm
is a type of: fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)same as: consternation, dismay -
is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purposesubtypes:
- automobile horn, car horn, hooter, horn, motor horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
- burglar alarm - a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
- fire alarm, smoke alarm - an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
- horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
- siren - an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
same as: alarm system, warning device -
subtypes:
- torpedo - a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
- air alert - the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
- burglar alarm - a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
- fire alarm - a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
- foghorn, fogsignal - a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
- horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
- red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal
- siren - a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- alarm bell, tocsin - the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
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is a type of: clock - a timepiece that shows the time of daysame as: alarm clock
Verb
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subtypes: shock - strike with horror or terror
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is a type of: warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risksubtypes: wake - make aware ofsame as: alert
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