Definition
Causing worry or fear; suggesting that something bad might happen soon.
Etymology
From 'alarm' (from Italian 'all'arme' meaning 'to arms'—a military call). The modern sense of 'causing concern' developed from the original meaning of raising military alert.
Kelly Says
The word 'alarm' originally meant 'to arms!'—a call for soldiers to grab their weapons—so when something is 'alarming,' it's literally treating a situation like a military emergency!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ভয়ংকর
bhoy-on-kar
CACatalà
alarmante
a-lar-man-te
CSČeština
znekavý
znek-a-vy
DADansk
alarmerende
a-lar-mer-en-de
DEDeutsch
beunruhigend
be-un-ru-hi-gend
ELΕλληνικά
τρομακτικό
tro-mak-ti-ko
ESEspañol
alarmante
a-la-rman-te
FISuomi
huolestuttava
hwo-le-stut-ta-va
FRFrançais
alarmante
a-lar-man-te
HIहिन्दी
चिंताजनक
chin-ta-jan-ak
HUMagyar
megijesztő
meg-i-jeszt-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengerikan
men-ge-ri-kan
ITItaliano
allarmante
a-lar-man-te
KKKK
қорқыныш
kor-ki-nish
KO한국어
걱정스러운
geok-jeong-seul-reu-un
MSBahasa Melayu
mengerikan
men-ge-ri-kan
NLNederlands
beangstigend
be-ang-stig-gend
NONorsk
alarmerende
a-lar-mer-en-de
PLPolski
alarmujący
a-lar-mu-y-ci
PTPortuguês
alarmante
a-la-rman-te
RORomână
alarmant
a-lar-man-t
RUРусский
тревожный
tre-vo-zh-nyy
SVSvenska
oroande
o-ro-an-de
TAதமிழ்
திகிலூட்டும்
thi-ki-loo-tum
TEతెలుగు
భయంకరంగా
bhaya-n-ka-ra-nga
TLTL
nakakakilabot
na-ka-ka-ki-la-bot
TRTürkçe
endişe verici
en-di-she-ve-ri-ci
UKУкраїнська
побоювальний
po-bo-yu-val-nyi
VITiếng Việt
khiếp sợ
khip-so
ZH中文
令人担忧的
ling-ren-dou-an-de