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alarm
Definition:
(nou) fear resulting from the awareness of danger (nou) a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event (nou) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger (nou) a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
Phonetic Transcription:
əˈlɑːm
Examples:
At first they don't see anyone in the cell, and the turnkey sounds the alarm.
Meanwhile, the real Zephon has managed to untie himself and sounds the alarm.
She has rung the tocsin, sounded the alarm, lit the signal fire.
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