different between alarm vs abash
alarm
English
Alternative forms
- alarum
Etymology
From Middle English alarme, alarom, borrowed from Middle French alarme, itself from Old Italian all'arme! (“to arms!, to the weapons!”), ultimately from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l??m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??l??m/
- Hyphenation: alarm
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
Noun
alarm (countable and uncountable, plural alarms)
- 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.
- Sound an alarm in my holy mountain.
- A sudden attack; disturbance.
- 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 alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- tocsin
Verb
alarm (third-person singular simple present alarms, present participle alarming, simple past and past participle alarmed)
(Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (transitive) To call to arms for defense
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
- (transitive) To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
- (transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- (transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- alarm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- LRAAM, Lamar, Marla, malar, marla, ramal
Albanian
Etymology
From French alarme (“alarm”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ala?m/
Noun
alárm m (indefinite plural alárme, definite singular alármi, definite plural alármet)
- (army) alarm
- Synonym: kushtrim
- (figuratively) anxiety
- Synonym: shqetësim
Declension
Derived terms
- alarmim m (gerund)
- alarmoj (active)
- alarmohem (passive)
- alarmonjës
- alarmuar (participle)
- alarmues m
- alarmuese f
Further reading
- Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, ?ISBN, page 32 (noun alárm/alarm)
- [1] m. noun alárm/alarm (engl. alarm) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?alarm]
Noun
alarm m
- alarm
Related terms
- alarmismus
- alarmista
- alarmistický
- alarmní
Further reading
- alarm in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- alarm in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
- alarm in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian all' arme (“to arms”), allarme; cf. also French alarme. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??l?rm/
- Hyphenation: alarm
- Rhymes: -?rm
Noun
alarm n (plural alarmen, diminutive alarmpje n)
- alarm
Derived terms
Related terms
- alarmeren
Anagrams
- Almar
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian all' arme (“to arms”) and allarme, via French alarme
Noun
alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmer, definite plural alarmene)
- an alarm
Derived terms
References
- “alarm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian all' arme (“to arms”) and allarme, via French alarme
Noun
alarm m (definite singular alarmen, indefinite plural alarmar, definite plural alarmane)
- an alarm
Derived terms
References
- “alarm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French alarme, from Italian all'arme (“to arms”). Cf. French alarme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.larm/
Noun
alarm m inan
- alarm
- The state of being alerted
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- alarm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From French alarme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?larm/
- Hyphenation: a?larm
Noun
àlarm m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- alarm
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “alarm” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
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abash
English
Alternative forms
- abasse
Etymology
First attested in 1303. From Middle English abaisen, abaishen, abashen (“to gape with surprise”) etc., from Anglo-Norman abaïss, from Middle French abair, abaisser (“to astonish, alter”), from Old French esbaïr, (French ébahir), from es- (“utterly”) + baïr (“to astonish”), from Medieval Latin *exbad?, from ex- (“out of”) + bado (“I gape, yawn”), an onomatopoeic word imitating a yawn, see also French badaud (“rubbernecker”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæ?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??bæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Verb
abash (third-person singular simple present abashes, present participle abashing, simple past and past participle abashed)
- (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
- Synonyms: bewilder, confuse, confound, daunt, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, dishearten, embarrass, faze, fluster, humble, humiliate, mortify, rattle, shake, shame, snub
- Antonyms: abet, animate, buoy, cheer, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, inspirit, rally, reassure, uphold
- 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 14
- He was a man whom no check could abash
- (intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16th century.]
Usage notes
- Of abash, confuse, confound: Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound.
- We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors.
- We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers.
- We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt.
- Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. – John Milton
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Basha, Sabah, basha, sabha
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