Usage Note
Alarmant is the present participle of alarmer used as an adjective and commonly qualifies nouns like situation or tendance. The feminine form is alarmante. A near-synonym is inquiétant (worrying), but alarmant implies a stronger urgency and sense of danger.
Examples
"Les chiffres du chômage sont vraiment alarmants."
Natural Translation
The unemployment figures are truly alarming.
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