Definitions for false alarm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
false′ alarm′(n.)
a false report of a fire in progress to a fire department.
something that excites unfounded alarm or expectation.
Princeton's WordNet
false alarm(noun)
a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
false alarm(noun)ɔls
a warning of danger that is later shown to be unnecessary
They thought there might be a tornado, but it was a false alarm.
Translations for false alarm
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
false alarm(noun)
a warning of something which in fact does not happen.
- vals alarmAfrikaans
- إنْذار كاذِبArabic
- фалшива тревогаBulgarian
- alarme falsoPortuguese (BR)
- planý poplachCzech
- falscher AlarmGerman
- falsk alarmDanish
- άνευ λόγου κινητοποίηση, ψεύτικος συναγερμόςGreek
- falsa alarmaSpanish
- valehäireEstonian
- هشدار در مورد چیزی دروغینFarsi
- väärä hälytysFinnish
- fausse alerteFrench
- אַזעָקַת שָׁוואHebrew
- झूठी चेतावनीHindi
- lažna uzbunaCroatian
- vaklármaHungarian
- peringatan palsuIndonesian
- gabb, tilefnislaus aðvörunIcelandic
- falso allarmeItalian
- 誤警報Japanese
- 허위 경보Korean
- netikras aliarmasLithuanian
- viltus trauksmeLatvian
- amaran palsuMalay
- vals alarmDutch
- falsk alarmNorwegian
- fałszywy alarmPolish
- هشدار در مورد چیزی دروغینPersian
- اخطاري،خبرداريPashto
- falso alarme/rebate falsoPortuguese
- alarmă falsăRomanian
- ложная тревогаRussian
- planý poplachSlovak
- lažni preplahSlovenian
- lažna uzbunaSerbian
- falskt alarmSwedish
- การเตือนหรือเอะอะโวยวายโดยไม่มีเหตุจริงThai
- sahte alârmTurkish
- 一場虛驚Chinese (Trad.)
- фальшива тревогаUkrainian
- بے سبب خطرے کی گھنٹیUrdu
- báo động giảVietnamese
- 一场虚惊Chinese (Simp.)
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