noun
1 fear/worry
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
▪ growing
▪ sudden
▪ public
▪
There is growing public ~ at this increase in crime.
▪ unnecessary
VERB + ALARM
▪ cause , create , provoke
▪
The school's policies have caused ~ among parents.
▪
The incident created serious public ~.
▪ express
▪
Many people have expressed ~ at the plans.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He shouted out in ~.
▪ to sb's ~
▪
To her parents' ~, she announced that she intended to travel the world.
▪ with ~
▪
The news has been greeted with ~.
▪ ~ about , ~ at , ~ over
▪
There has been considerable ~ about the new proposals.
PHRASES
▪ cause for ~
▪
I see no cause for ~, as she often arrives late.
2 warning of danger
ADJECTIVE
▪ false
▪
The police were called, but it was a false ~.
VERB + ALARM
▪ give , raise , sound
▪
The guard raised the ~ when he discovered that six prisoners had escaped.
ALARM + NOUN
▪ call
▪
Many birds give ~ calls to warn of danger.
3 device
ADJECTIVE
▪ fire , smoke
▪ burglar , intruder , security
▪ car
▪ panic ( esp. BrE ), personal , rape ( BrE )
▪
Carry a personal ~ with you and make sure you know how to use it.
▪ radio
VERB + ALARM
▪ set
▪
I set my ~ for 6.30.
▪ activate , set off , trigger , trip
▪
Unfortunately any little noise can set off the ~.
▪ disable , switch off , turn off
▪ be fitted with ( BrE )
▪
The fire brigade recommends that every house is fitted with a smoke ~.
▪ fit ( BrE ), install
▪ test
ALARM + VERB
▪ go off , ring , sound
▪
The ~ went off at 7 o'clock.
▪
Suddenly the ~ sounded and they all had to leave the building.
ALARM + NOUN
▪ bell , clock , system
▪ call ( BrE ) ( wake-up call in AmE )
▪
Book an ~ call if you need to make an early start.