alarmed

adjective

ə-ˈlärmd 

1

: 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

2

: 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

Synonyms

• frightened
• afraid
• terrified
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• worried

Examples 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, Lebanon has reason to be especially alarmed. —Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025

Experts the Times spoke to seemed more alarmed. —Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025

However, its minimal restrictions have alarmed lawyers, researchers, and public figures. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025

The actor remembered that paramedics became alarmed after checking his vital signs, and he was rushed to the nearest hospital. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alarm entry 2

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for alarmed

• armed
• charmed
• farmed
• harmed
• disarmed
• unarmed
• unharmed