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adjective

Definition of alarmednext
as in frightened
filled with fear or dread 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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alarmed

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verb

variants also alarumed
past tense of alarm
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as in scared
to strike with fear I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch

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as in worried
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmed. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

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