alarmed

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adjective

ə-ˈlärmd How to pronounce alarmed (audio)
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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

alarmed

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past tense and past participle of alarm entry 2

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Adjective 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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While his neighbors weren’t alarmed enough by the unusual sight to call security, Abrams wasn’t as lucky during filming at Radford Studios in Studio City. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 With both Bulgaria and Romania now alarmed, European leaders have rushed to respond. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Annual interest expenses will be well over $6 billion, a level that has alarmed deal critics. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alarmed

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Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of alarm entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of alarmed was in 1702

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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarmed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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