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
SeannaSHAW-nəEnglish (Rare)
Mina (2)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Bracha-Hebrew
Childress['tʃildris]
Alya-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
CemJEMTurkish