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alarm clock, alarm

n. a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum

n. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

alarm, warning device, alarm system

n. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

alarm, dismay, consternation

n. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

alarm, alert

v. warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

alarm, dismay, horrify, appal

v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify

v. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

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buzzer

n. a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

bell

n. a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

buzzer

n. a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

signal

n. an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

agitation

n. the feeling of being agitated; not calm

concern, care, fear

n. an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

anxiety

n. a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

daze, shock, stupor

n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"

scruple, qualm, misgiving

n. uneasiness about the fitness of an action

suspense

n. apprehension about what is going to happen

tension, tensity, tenseness, tautness

n. the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"

trepidation

n. a feeling of alarm or dread

inform

v. act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

intimidate, restrain

v. to compel or deter by or as if by threats

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

shock

v. strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"

disturb

v. damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"

shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage

v. strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

distress

v. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

panic

v. cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

panic

v. be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

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