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Noun

A danger signal or warning

A call to arms

A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

Media attention or elaborate ceremony

To fill with distress or alarm

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Noun

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A danger signal or warning

sign of things to come

handwriting on the wall

the writing on the wall

rumor^US

rumour^UK

portents and evils imminent

a few words of wisdom

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“It's a frightened alarum to all that there's trouble around, and it's far closer than you think.”

Noun

A call to arms

marshaling^US

marshalling^UK

draft^US

draught^UK

enrollment^US

enrolment^UK

deployment

armament

organisation^UK

utilisation^UK

utilization^US

organization^US

“There were alarums from both the gun control advocates on the one side and the Second Amendment nuts on the other.”

Noun

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A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen

butterflies in the stomach

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

heart skipping a beat

furore^UK

furor^US

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Noun

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Media attention or elaborate ceremony

splendor^US

splendour^UK

glitz

pzazz^UK

pizzazz^US

program^US

programme^UK

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Verb

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To fill with distress or alarm

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

fill with consternation

scare the bejesus out of

make one's hair stand on end

scare the living daylights out of

make one's blood run cold

scare someone out of their wits

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

make one's flesh creep

put someone off their stroke

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

give someone goose pimples

make someone jump out of their skin

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten the living daylights out of

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

set someone back on their heels

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

make someone jump out of his skin

hurt somebody's feelings

send chills down the spine of

give someone the heebie-jeebies

give someone a fright

spring on

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

send into a cold sweat

strike fear into

make someone shake in their shoes

be agitated

incite

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

scare someone half to death

agonize^US

agonise^UK

scare the daylights out of

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

knock the stuffing out of

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

weary

bring down

put out of countenance

put someone off their stride

cause someone to lose their composure

make someone scratch their head

scandalize^US

make one's heart bleed

excruciate

drive round the twist

get up someone's nose

scandalise^UK

cause to be at a stand

bring tears to your eyes

prey on your mind

give someone the blues

dash hopes

discontent

break someone's heart

make someone fed up

turn stomach

throw cold water on

rattle someone's cage

pour cold water on

make your gorge rise

take the wind out of your sails

pressurize^US

galvanize^US

stop someone in their tracks

acerbate

breathe down someone's neck

pressurise^UK

galvanise^UK

be a pain in the neck

keep after

make resentful

make bitter

be a thorn in someone's side

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's flesh

drive you up the wall

break someone's spirit

balk^US

baulk^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

tread on someone's toes

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

dampen someone's spirit

knock the wind out of

occupy thoughts

drive you to distraction

make livid

catch one short

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

humble

defeat

resent

set someone's teeth on edge

underwhelm

weigh heavily on someone's mind

niggle at

grind at

mess with

push someon's buttons

make someone's stomach rise

drive you round the twist

drive you round the bend

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

drive you off your head

make you see red

throw a curveball

cause to lose your bearings

exhaust someone's patience

drive you out of your mind

make somebody's blood boil

get on someone's case

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

dampen the spirits of

be in someone's hair

bring pressure to bear on

blow away

put out of action

strike dumb

hit like a ton of bricks

hit

take your breath away

bring around

make demands on

make severe demands on

make someone's skin crawl

make someone feel sick

raise someone's eyebrows

grip

enfeeble

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

completely surprise

make someone's blood run cold

invigorate^US

make someone want to throw up

make someone feel nauseous

energize^US

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

be anxious

cause to feel emotional strain

overdo

cause to feel mental strain

harsh someone's mellow

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

energise^UK

envigorate^UK

have an adverse effect on

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