alarmed

2 definitions • 4 examples

worried or frightened by something:

I was a bit alarmed at/by how much weight she'd lost.

[ + to infinitive ] I was alarmed to hear that she was coming.

[ + that ] I'm rather alarmed that we haven't heard anything.

An alarmed vehicle or place has an alarm in it that, when active, will make a loud noise if anyone enters or touches it:

Warning: this building is alarmed.