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Alarming
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adjective.
Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger. -- A*larm"ing*ly,
adv
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verb.
Present participle of
alarm
.
adjective.
causing
apprehension
,
fear
or alarm;
frightening
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adjective.
frightening because of an awareness of danger
Word Usage
"He also expressed concern at what he called the alarming deterioration of the public service."