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alarm

noun
  1. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
    warning devicealarm system
  2. a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
    alarm clock
  3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
    alert
  4. fear resulting from the awareness of danger
    dismayconsternation
verb
  1. to warn or arouse to a sense of danger, or to call to a state of preparedness
    “The empty house alarmed me.”
    alert
  2. to fill with apprehension or alarm
    “I don't mean to alarm you, but your car is on fire.”
    dismayappallhorrify