alarmed

/əˈlɑɹmd/
adj 2

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound

become, get, grow

The passengers got alarmed when the plane suddenly dropped through the clouds.

ADV

extremely, greatly, seriously, thoroughly, very | increasingly | faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly

(not) unduly

She wasn't unduly alarmed when her flight was delayed by a couple of hours.

PREP

at

I was alarmed at how quickly the fire spread through the old building.

by

The sudden noise in the basement alarmed the entire household by midnight.

PHRASES

nothing to be alarmed about

I noticed a strange noise coming from the kitchen, but my mother said there was nothing to be alarmed about.

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