Alarming

/əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of alarm form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.

    "Another stop at the 731-yard Sharpthorne Tunnel allowed the apprentices to see how a combination of water and a "chemical soup" is destroying the rails at an alarming rate."

Adjective
  1. 1
    frightening because of an awareness of danger wordnet

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"This article is an alarming combination of gossip, superstition and nonsense."

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