a ‧ larmed /əˈlɑːmd $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . worried or frightened
alarmed by/at
Environmentalists are alarmed by the increase in pollution.
alarmed to see/hear etc
He was alarmed to discover that his car was gone.
2 . protected by an alarm:
The whole building is alarmed.
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THESAURUS
▪ frightened feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen:
I was too frightened to say anything.
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Many animals are frightened of fireworks.
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Frightened residents called the police as the gang started throwing bricks.
▪ scared [not before noun] especially spoken frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English:
I’m scared of dogs.
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Old people are too scared to go out of their homes.
▪ afraid [not before noun] frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared :
Children are often afraid of the dark.
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I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing.
▪ alarmed frightened and worried that something bad might happen:
She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience.
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Alarmed passengers spotted fuel leaking from the plane.
▪ fearful formal frightened that something bad might happen:
They are fearful of another terrorist attack.
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He was fearful that he might make another mistake.
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a fearful panic