a false alarm



a false alarm

a situation when you think that something bad or dangerous is going to happen but you discover you were wrong Someone called to say there was a bomb inside the building, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
See also: alarm, false

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Malene-Danish, Norwegian
Kaja (3)KAH-yahEstonian
TadijaTAH-dee-yahCroatian
Gema-Spanish
Artaxerxes-Ancient Persian (Hellenized), History, Biblical
ValarieVAL-ə-reeEnglish