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Snooze vs. Alarm — What's the Difference?

Snooze vs. Alarm — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Snooze and Alarm

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Snooze

To take a light nap; doze.

Alarm

An anxious awareness of danger
Some experts view the plan with alarm
The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm

Snooze

A brief light sleep.

Alarm

Make (someone) feel frightened, disturbed, or in danger
The government was alarmed by an outbreak of unrest

Snooze

(intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
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Alarm

Be fitted or protected with an alarm
This door is locked and alarmed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m

Snooze

(transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.

Alarm

Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback.

Snooze

A brief period of sleep; a nap.
The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

Alarm

A warning of existing or approaching danger
The committee's report issued an alarm about the dangerous condition of the town's buildings.

Snooze

(informal) The snooze button on an alarm clock.

Alarm

A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal
A fire alarm.

Snooze

(informal) Something boring.
The whole movie was a snooze.

Alarm

The sounding mechanism of an alarm clock
The alarm went off at 6:30.

Snooze

A short sleep; a nap.

Alarm

A call to arms.

Snooze

To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.

Alarm

To fill with alarm or anxious concern.

Snooze

A short sleep (usually not in bed)

Alarm

To give warning to
"The soldiers ... killed every dog within three miles to prevent a bark that would alarm the enemy" (William Least Heat-Moon).

Snooze

Sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Alarm

To equip with or protect by an alarm
The dormitory doors are alarmed from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.

Alarm

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

Alarm

Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

Alarm

A sudden attack; disturbance.

Alarm

Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

Alarm

A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.

Alarm

An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.

Alarm

(transitive) To call to arms for defense

Alarm

(transitive) To give (someone) notice of approaching danger

Alarm

(transitive) To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.

Alarm

(transitive) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

Alarm

(transitive) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Alarm

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Arming to answer in a night alarm.

Alarm

Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
Sound an alarm in my holy mountain.

Alarm

A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.
Thy palace fill with insults and alarms.

Alarm

Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.
Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp.

Alarm

A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.

Alarm

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.

Alarm

To keep in excitement; to disturb.

Alarm

To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Alarmed by rumors of military preparation.

Alarm

Fear resulting from the awareness of danger

Alarm

A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

Alarm

An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

Alarm

A clock that wakes sleeper at preset time

Alarm

Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;
I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
The news of the executions horrified us

Alarm

Warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness;
The empty house alarmed him
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries

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