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alarm
Noun
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An alarm is a signal that something needs attention or a machine that makes the signal.
I wake up, without an alarm clock, at seven or eight a.m.
People in the restaurant ran out the emergency exit, sounding the alarm.
The safety system was known to be defective and had frequently sent out false alarms.
The hotel did not have fire alarms or a sprinkler system.
A fire in the fry pan set off the smoke alarm.
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Alarm is a feeling of worry or fear.
They watched with some alarm as the speeding car got closer.
This is completely natural and no cause for alarm.
alarm
Verb
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If you alarm someone, you make them feel worried or scared.
The school was alarmed by the number of children failing math.
conditions
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noun
the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare
hazardous working conditions
harsh living conditions
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noun
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
there were wide variations in the conditions of observation
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noun
(= weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition)
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
they were hoping for good weather
every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception
the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow