AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
a·la·rum (ə-läŕəm, -lăŕ-)

[Middle English alarom, variant of alarm, alarm; see alarm.]

noun 

A warning or alarm, especially a call to arms: “This instrument called television can teach and illuminate, cautioned Edward R. Murrow, but only to the extent that its operators choose to use it…. An era later … Murrow's alarum remains as up to date as tonight's news” (Harry F. Waters)