preparedness

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

cause to be unpleasantly surprised v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

n a state of readiness to respond n a warning serves to make you more alert to danger v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

n condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action n a warning serves to make you more alert to danger n an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness