单词	alarming
释义	alarming adjective alarm·​ing ə-ˈlär-miŋ  : causing people to feel danger or alarm or to be worried or frightened alarming news The statistics revealed an alarming increase in childhood obesity. alarmingly ə-ˈlär-miŋ-lē adverb an alarmingly high rate of infection Synonyms dire direful dread dreadful fearful fearsome forbidding formidable frightening frightful ghastly hair-raising horrendous horrible horrifying intimidating redoubtable scary shocking spine-chilling terrible terrifying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Trump’s remarks are even more alarming given the unprecedented spike in threats against the FBI since the search of Mar-a-Lago. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 But users who clicked through Apple’s update-advisory page to see descriptions of individual fixes got a more alarming cybersecurity story. Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 The evidence of accelerating climate change has become more alarming, with California as dry as dust and much of the world suffering through record heat and drought, along with the drought-deluge cycle associated with climate change. Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2022 The yolk the hatchlings draw their energy from in the early stages of life depleted at an alarming rate, forcing the sharks to learn how to forage for food much earlier in life. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 The fire approached at an alarming rate and razed my house. Judith Magyar, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Lake Mead, which provides water to roughly 25 million people in Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico, is losing water at an alarming rate amid an extraordinary, multi-year drought made worse by the climate crisis. Elise Hammond, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Escobar illegally prescribed opioids at an alarming rate between 2015 and 2019, including to people who didn’t medically need them, prosecutors said. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop on private details of user accounts at an alarming rate. Amanda Seitz, ajc, 28 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology from present participle of alarm entry 2 First Known Use 1658, in the meaning defined above alarming 1 of 2 adjective as in frightening causing fear an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance frightening terrifying scary formidable intimidating horrible terrible shocking horrifying startling dread fearful troubling disturbing eerie dreadful creepy dire disconcerting ghastly frightful forbidding gruesome trying unnerving horrendous fearsome spine-chilling disquieting threatening discouraging eery hair-raising dismaying redoubtable direful perturbing demoralizing distressing daunting appalling weird hideous grisly nightmarish macabre awful horrid bone-chilling monstrous atrocious grewsome Antonyms & Near Antonyms reassuring comforting calming soothing inviting consoling relaxing tranquilizing quieting tranquillizing nonthreatening lulling pacifying nonintimidating See More alarming 2 of 2 verb variants also alaruming present participle of alarm 1 as in scaring to strike with fear I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch Synonyms & Similar Words frightening scaring shocking terrifying horrifying startling spooking worrying panicking frighting terrorizing appalling scarifying dismaying affrighting astounding upsetting amazing disconcerting disquieting unsettling unnerving distressing shaking making one's flesh crawl dispiriting discomforting daunting giving one the creeps distracting making one's flesh creep jolting perturbing disturbing awing emasculating demoralizing shaking up chilling unmanning bowling over flooring undoing discomposing psyching (out) unstringing Antonyms & Near Antonyms reassuring comforting assuring consoling soothing encouraging cheering inspiring heartening solacing emboldening steeling See More 2 as in dismaying to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel Synonyms & Similar Words dismaying worrying distressing concerning upsetting disturbing disquieting unsettling discomforting annoying perturbing angering distracting bothering unhinging agitating exasperating irritating ailing derailing undoing aggravating disconcerting flurrying exercising confusing embarrassing vexing discomposing fussing frazzling getting galling distempering haunting weirding out hagriding harassing unnerving irking disheartening discomfiting jarring bugging mortifying nettling discouraging confounding freaking (out) dispiriting fretting plaguing pestering riling harrying grating chafing bedeviling daunting piquing demoralizing peeving rattling putting off chivying putting out discountenancing flustering chivvying abashing nonplussing shaking up fazing nonplusing Antonyms & Near Antonyms calming soothing quieting tranquilizing settling composing alleviating tranquillizing allaying assuaging pacifying mollifying conciliating appeasing placating propitiating See More
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