Alarming

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alarming
    adj 1: frightening because of an awareness of danger [ant:
           {unalarming}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Alarming}.] [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.]
   1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one)
      of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action;
      to put on the alert.
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   2. To keep in excitement; to disturb.
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   3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with
      anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with
      sudden fear.
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            Alarmed by rumors of military preparation.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alarming \A*larm"ing\, a.
   Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing
   apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. --
   A*larm"ing*ly, adv.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "alarming":
      awing, bad, chilling, critical, dangerous, dangersome, daunting,
      deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening,
      dismaying, disquieting, explosive, fear-inspiring, fearful,
      fearsome, fraught with danger, frightening, frightful, jeopardous,
      menacing, overawing, parlous, periculous, perilous, scaring, scary,
      serious, startling, threatening, ugly