Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of alarm
adjectivealarmed (comparative more alarmed, superlative most alarmed)
comparative more alarmed · superlative most alarmed
- Worried; anxious; panicky.
I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house.
1 more example
Thomas, the groom, in the act of drinking, put down the jug alarmed before his master. Thomas’s master felt the honour keenly.
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 2, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexperiencing a sudden sense of danger
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Translations
German alarmiert, beunruhigt
- alarmierthaving an alarm fitted
- beunruhigthaving an alarm fitted
Portuguese alarmado
- alarmadohaving an alarm fitted
Romanian senzorizat
- senzorizathaving an alarm fitted
Swedish larmad
- larmadhaving an alarm fitted
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alarmed
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APA
alarmed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmed
MLA
“alarmed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alarmed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmed.
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