| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
Synonyms: |
amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve |
Antonyms: |
assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe |
| Main Entry: | petrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten |
Synonyms: |
alarm, amaze, appall, astonish, astound, benumb, chill, confound, daze, dismay, dumbfound, horrify, immobilize, numb, paralyze, put chill on, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, spook, startle, stun, stupefy, terrify, transfix |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, please, soothe |
| Main Entry: | scare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten someone |
Synonyms: |
affright, alarm, awe, chill, daunt, dismay, freeze, give a fright, give a turn, intimidate, panic, paralyze, petrify, scare silly, scare stiff, scare the pants off, shake up, shock, spook, startle, strike terror in, terrify, terrorize |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, reassure, soothe |
| Concept: | [Indication of danger.] Alarm. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
alarm; alarum, larum, alarm bell, tocsin, alerts, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of distress; blue lights; war-cry, war-whoop; warning; fogsignal, foghorn; yellow flag; danger signal; red light, red flag; fire bell; police whistle., false alarm, cry of wolf; bug-bear, bugaboo.
-verbs
give the alarm, raise the alarm, sound the alarm, turn in the alarm, beat the alarm, give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, turn in an alarm, beat an alarm; alarm; warn; ring the tocsin; battre la generale; cry wolf.
-adjectives
alarming
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