Noun

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A feeling of fear and reverence.

A feeling of amazement.

* 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IV

For several minutes no one spoke; I think they must each have been as overcome by awe as was I. All about us was a flora and fauna as strange and wonderful to us as might have been those upon a distant planet had we suddenly been miraculously transported through ether to an unknown world.

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Noun

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

''Arming to answer in a night alarm . --Shakespeare.

Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

''Sound an alarm in my holy mountain. --Joel ii. 1.

A sudden attack; disturbance.

* Shakespeare

these home alarms

* Alexander Pope

thy palace fill with insults and alarms

Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

''Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. --.

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.

''The clockradio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside

An instance of an alarum ringing or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.

''You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.