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false alarm

noun as in needless alarm or worry

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There have been a couple of false alarms but the most recent check suggests my tumour is stable.

From BBC

Several Air India planes have been affected by these seemingly malicious false alarms.

From BBC

Mistaking a false alarm for a nuclear-missile attack becomes more likely amid the stresses, fatigue and paranoia that come with the protracted war in Ukraine and extending war into Russia.

From Salon

“The Haitian community is suffering in fear because of Trump and Vance’s relentless, irresponsible, false alarms and public services have been disrupted,” Chandra said in a statement.

From Salon

Possessing such potentially world-ending systems only increases the possibility of an unintended nuclear conflict prompted by a false alarm.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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