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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Alarm \A*larm"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alarming}.] [Alarm, noun Cf. F. alarmer.]
1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
2. To keep in excitement; to disturb.
3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Alarmed by rumors of military preparation. --Macaulay.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Alarmed \A*larmed"\, adjective Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty.
The white pavilions rose and fell On the alarmed air. --Longfellow.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
alarmed
adjective: experiencing a sudden sense of danger
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