alarm

Pronunciation: US [əˈlɑrm] UK [əˈlɑː(r)m]

Synonyms

n.	1. a piece of electrical equipment that warns you of danger, especially by making a loud noise 2. an alarm clock 3. fear or worry that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen
v.	1. to make someone frightened or worried that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen 2. to attach an alarm to something

Babbitt roused, his stomach constricted with alarm.
Source: S. Lewis
The townes all about range their belles alarum.
Source: Ld Berners
Strike alarum, drums!
Source: Richard III,Shakespeare
Auxiliaries. Alarm! Alarm! Centurion. What now? has the old woman attacked you again?
Source: G. B. Shaw