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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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abomination
English
Alternative forms
- abhomination (obsolete)
- abominacioun (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)
- (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness
- (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15th century.]
- (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonym: perversion
Translations
References
- abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin abominationem
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/
Noun
abomination f (plural abominations)
- Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
- (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.
Further reading
- “abomination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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