Alarming
Definition
Causing alarm, anxiety, worry, or deep fear; indicating a severe and imminent worsening of a situation, an illness, or a social phenomenon. In media, statistical, or clinical contexts, the term describes data, trends, or structural symptoms that exceed accepted safety thresholds, requiring urgent remedial or intervention measures.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Alarming
- Disturbing
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations according to gender and number agreement. |
| Formation | Adopted via French 'alarmant', functionally integrated into the modern adjectives class of modern Romance languages. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ə.ˈlɑː.mɪŋ] |
| Source | Lexicon of Contemporary Sociological, Statistical, and Media Terminology |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Raportul publicat arată o creștere alarmantă a emisiilor de dioxid de carbon la nivel global.
EN: The published report shows an alarming increase in carbon dioxide emissions on a global level.
RO: Starea de sănătate a pacientului a înregistrat o evoluție alarmantă în cursul nopții din cauza febrei.
EN: The patient's health status recorded an alarming evolution during the night due to the fever.
RO: Zvonurile lansate pe rețelele sociale au avut un efect alarmant asupra stabilității economice a micilor afaceri.
EN: The rumors launched on social media had an alarming effect on the economic stability of small businesses.
Idioms & Phrases
Ritm alarmant / Alarming rate / pace
RO: Viteză de dezvoltare a unui fenomen negativ care amenință să scape de sub controlul structurilor de management.
EN: The growth speed of a negative phenomenon that threatens to escape the control of management structures.
Mesaj alarmant / Alarming message
RO: Comunicare oficială sau privată menită să avertizeze de urgență asupra unei defecțiuni ori a unei stări de urgență.
EN: An official or private communication meant to urgently warn about a malfunction or a state of emergency.
Nivel alarmant / Alarming level
RO: Valoare numerică sau statistică ce depășește limita superioară admisă de standardele de siguranță.
EN: A numerical or statistical value that exceeds the upper limit allowed by safety standards.
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