Alarm and Stress

Alarm

Alarm noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.

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Stress and alarm are semantically related in feeling of sudden fear topic. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Alarm".

Nearby Words: alarming, alarmed, alarmingly, alarmist

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Alarm and stress are semantically related in physical or mental pressure topic. Sometimes you can use "Alarm" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

considerable	considerable alarm	considerable stress
constant	constant alarm	constant stress
great	great alarm	great stress
serious	serious alarm	serious stress
Other adjectives: internal, mental, general, sudden.

It turns out to be a false alarm, likely a result of the stress related to the breakup.

Source: But We Used a Condom
Namely, he and Tails zip around the complex setting off every alarm and booby trap at once, causing the master computer to collapse from the stress of keeping up.

Source: Explosive Overclocking
At the first hint of danger, they turn totally opaque and black, preventing their wearer from seeing anything which might alarm them and thus reducing the amount of stress in their life.

Source: Spider-Sense

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