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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