🔔tocsin

noun
/ˈtɒksɪn/

Meaning

an alarm bell or signal; a warning that something bad is about to happen

Example Sentences

The data breach sounded a tocsin for stricter security.

Synonyms

alarm, warning, alert, bell

Antonyms

silence, reassurance, calm

Collocations

sound the tocsin, ring the tocsin, political tocsin, tocsin of danger

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