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: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened
I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.
And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again.—
William Oscar Johnson
William Oscar Johnson2
: equipped with an alarm
an alarmed door
Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings.—Jennifer Nagorka
Jennifer NagorkaExamples of alarmed in a Sentence
the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters
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McCabe, who is in her 50s, has a chronic condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), and immediately became alarmed.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
My community is deeply alarmed at the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, city streets and online since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.
—Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Others are more alarmed and have pushed for a more aggressive response.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
When asked about the overall situation in a press conference shortly after the last international break in November, Nuno seemed almost alarmed that the subject had been brought up, as if speaking about it would jinx their luck.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
My community is deeply alarmed at the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, city streets and online since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.
—Ari Hart, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Others are more alarmed and have pushed for a more aggressive response.
—Laura Gamboa, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2025
When asked about the overall situation in a press conference shortly after the last international break in November, Nuno seemed almost alarmed that the subject had been brought up, as if speaking about it would jinx their luck.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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