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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Five months into the outbreak, health authorities remain alarmed. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 People who have a very high panic threshold nonetheless feel very alarmed by what’s happened. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Their private efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms. — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 After moving from the UK to a small South Indian village, Sawhney was alarmed to see how his new neighbor Divya spent up to 20 hours per week hand-washing clothes. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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