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alarming

[ uh-lahr-ming ]

adjective

  1. causing alarm or fear:

    an alarming case of pneumonia; an alarming lack of respect.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • ܲa·iԲ adjective
  • un·iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of alarming1

First recorded in 1670–80; alarm + -ing 2
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Last Thursday, the UN human rights chief said the situation in the West Bank was "extremely alarming".

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Sherman shared alarming video from his residential security cameras of his home being burglarized at gunpoint by three men shortly after midnight March 30 — which happened to be the three-time All-Pro’s 37th birthday.

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The cable, which had broken deep at sea, had caused an alarming and potentially fatal slowdown in internet connections in western and southern Africa.

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Amorim's side have been leaking goals at an alarming rate, 41 in 30 games to be precise.

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What he really did not bargain for was the Old Trafford side hurtling backwards at such an alarming rate.

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