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Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-07-12 19:12:39
Social Science
What does "alarming frequency" mean in this sentence? "I have my delusions and I entertain them with alarming frequency and vigor."?
6 answers
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Anonymous
self-surprising, self-frightening
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Anonymous
It means he entertains his delusions so often that the number of times he entertains them alarms him.
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Anonymous
frequency - the number of instances of something; the number of times that something happens during a period of time https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dict... alarming - at a frightening or worrying rate https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dict...
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Anonymous
The frequency of an event is the number of times it happens during a particular period. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictio... alarming means too often
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Anonymous
way too often
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Anonymous
so often that it's alrming, or startling.