Definition for Alarm (-s)

alarm (-s), v. [see alarm, n.] (webplay: approaching, fear).

  1. Notify of danger; sound a warning to; inform of potential harm.
  2. Frighten; disturb; strike with fear.
  3. Disturb; upset; unsettle; arouse; cause apprehension. [The syntactic and lexical ambiguities of this occurrence of “Alarm” are a challenge to define.]

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