French word

alarmer

Pronunciation

IPA/alaʁme/

Meaning

  • verbalarm

Example

Cette nouvelle m'alarme.

This news alarms me.

Illustration for alarmer (alarm)

More examples

Le bruit a alarmé les voisins.

The noise alarmed the neighbors.

Core concept

News or a signal creates a tense atmosphere and spreads worry among people.

Common phrases

  • alarmer quelqu'un

    alarm someone

  • alarmer la population

    alarm the population

  • alarmer les parents

    alarm the parents

Similar words

inquiéter: Make someone feel worried or uneasy.
préoccuper: Cause someone concern or occupy their thoughts.
troubler: Disturb someone's peace of mind, causing confusion or unease.

Definition in French

Mettre en alerte ou causer de l'inquiétude chez quelqu'un, parfois employé pronominalement pour indiquer qu'on devient inquiet.

Word origin

Alarmer was formed from French alarme, which came from Italian all'arme, ultimately based on Latin arma for weapons.

Usage tips

  • Alarmer focuses on causing personal worry, whereas alerter more often presents a warning or alerts someone to a danger.

Other meanings

  • alertverb

Opposites

Related words

  • alarmealarmnoun
  • alarmantalarmingadjective
  • alarméalarmedadjective

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