[əˈlɑːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an anxious awareness of danger
(e.g: the boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an exclamation meaning ‘to arms!’): from Old French alarme, from Italian allarme, from all' arme! ‘to arms!’

[əˈlɑːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (someone) to feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger
(e.g: many people were alarmed by the decision)

- fit or protect with an alarm
(e.g: I've just spent a fortune to alarm the house)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as an exclamation meaning ‘to arms!’): from Old French alarme, from Italian allarme, from all' arme! ‘to arms!’