1. (

• dismay ,
• alarm ,
• appal ,
• appall ,
• horrify ,

) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" ;

2. (

• alarm ,
• alert

) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" ;

1. (

• alarmed

) experiencing a sudden sense of danger ;