alarmed

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alarmed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alarmed \A*larmed"\, a.
     Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger;
     agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed
     modesty.
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           The white pavilions rose and fell
           On the alarmed air.                      --Longfellow.
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  Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alarmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Alarming.] [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.]
     1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one)
        of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action;
        to put on the alert.
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     2. To keep in excitement; to disturb.
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     3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with
        anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with
        sudden fear.
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              Alarmed by rumors of military preparation.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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alarmed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alarmed
      adj 1: experiencing a sudden sense of danger