Alarm vs Jeopardy - What's the difference?
alarm | jeopardy |
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
A sudden attack; disturbance.
* Shakespeare
* Alexander Pope
Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
An instance of an alarum ringing or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
To call to arms for defense
To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
To keep in excitement; to disturb.
, a popular US television game show in which contestants answer clues by responding in the form of a question, hosted originally by (Art Fleming) and most notably by (Alex Trebek).
* 1986 , Shane Black, Lethal Weapon (released 1987), scene 12, Warner Bros.
* 1999 , Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan, analyze this , Warner Bros.
* 2003 , Matthew McIntosh, Well , Grove Press, ISBN 0802117511, pages 43-44
As nouns the difference between alarm and jeopardy
is that alarm is alert, alarm while jeopardy is danger of loss, harm, or failure.alarm
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Alternative forms
* alarumNoun
- ''Arming to answer in a night alarm . --Shakespeare.
- ''Sound an alarm in my holy mountain. --Joel ii. 1.
- these home alarms
- thy palace fill with insults and alarms
- ''Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. --.
- ''The clockradio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside
- ''You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.
See also
* tocsinVerb
(en verb)References
*Anagrams
* ----jeopardy
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Proper noun
- Murtaugh: Honey, what’s this on my tie?
- She looks.
- Trish: An ugly spot?
- Murtaugh: Thanks. Sharp as a pin.
- Trish: I’m thinking of going on ‘Jeopardy ’.
- Ben: You know, normally a patient wouldn’t smoke or drink during a session.
- Vitti: (blowing smoke) That’s an interesting fact I’ll have to remember if I’m ever on ‘Jeopardy ’.