alert vs red alert

red alert vs alert

alert and red alert both are nouns.

alert is an adjective but red alert is not an adjective.

alert is a verb but red alert is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alert	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
red alert	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, red alert is a hyponym of alert; that is, red alert is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alert:

alert: condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
red alert: the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)

Other hyponyms of alert include air alert, strip alert.

alert (noun)	red alert (noun)
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger	the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

alert (adjective)	red alert (adjective)
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
mentally perceptive and responsive
quick and energetic

alert (verb)	red alert (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

Difference between alert and red alert

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