Alarm and Disturb

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Alarm

Alarm verb - To strike with fear.

Usage example: I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch

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Disturb is a synonym for alarm in perturb topic. In some cases you can use "Disturb" instead a verb "Alarm", when it comes to topics like frighten.

Nearby Words: alarming, alarmed, alarmingly, alarmist

Disturb

Disturb verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Usage example: all that talk of war disturbed us

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Alarm is a synonym for disturb in upset topic. You can use "Alarm" instead the word "Disturb" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as bother, perturb.

Nearby Words: disturbed, disturbance, disturbing, disturber

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parents	alarm parents	disturb parents
anyone	alarm anyone	disturb anyone
everyone	alarm everyone	disturb everyone
viewers	alarm viewers	disturb viewers

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However during a hazing ceremony, Cheyenne and the other Billings girls (Noelle, Ariana, Kiran, Taylor etc) sneak into Ivy's house to steal an heirloom but accidentally disturb Ivy's grandmother by triggering the burglar alarm.

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