alarm-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: appal, horrify

Examples:
The news of the executions alarmed us.
The West was alarmed by the possibility of massive pogroms.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
PropBank: alarm.01
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: alert, warn

Examples:
Do not disable your smoke detector if it alarms due to cooking.
The empty house alarmed him.

Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
PropBank: alarm.01
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 2