alarming
adjective
alarm·ing
ə-ˈlär-miŋ 
: causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened
alarming news
The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity.
alarmingly
adverb
ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē
an alarmingly high rate of infection
Examples of alarming in a Sentence
an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
The discussion was added to ACIP’s agenda at the last minute, but more alarming was that thimerosal was being discussed at all.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 3 July 2025
Another disappeared into the crowd for a few alarming moments before being returned by a good Samaritan.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Regardless of the news plaintiffs' motives, the order sets an alarming precedent, Edelson said.
—ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for alarming
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“Alarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarming. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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