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alarming

adjective/ɐlɐɾˈmɐ̃tɨ/medium

a·lar·man·te

Definition

Causing alarm, apprehension, or great concern.
The pollution levels in the city are alarming.
The report presented alarming data on deforestation.
Common collocations
alarming situationalarming dataalarming ratebecome alarming

Etymology

Do verbo 'alarmar' + sufixo '-ante'.

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