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• false alarm — false a larm n a situation in which people wrongly think that something bad is going to happen ▪ Fire fighters responded to a false alarm at one of the college dormitories. ▪ The patient was okay it was a false alarm …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• false alarm — false alarms N COUNT When you think something dangerous is about to happen, but then discover that you were mistaken, you can say that it was a false alarm. ...a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm …   English dictionary

• false alarm — false′ alarm′ n. 1) a false report of a fire in progress to a fire department 2) something that excites unfounded alarm or expectation …   From formal English to slang

• false alarm — index hoax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• false alarm — ► NOUN ▪ a warning given about something that fails to take place …   English terms dictionary

• False alarm — For a more generic meaning, see False positive. For other uses, see False alarm (disambiguation). A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the phony report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as… …   Wikipedia

• false alarm — noun a warning that is given about something that fails to occur • Hypernyms: ↑warning * * * noun, pl ⋯ alarms [count] 1 : an alarm (such as a fire alarm) that is set off when it is not needed A false alarm drew firefighters to the school. 2 :… …   Useful english dictionary

• False Alarm (EP) — Album infobox Name = False Alarm Type = EP Type = EP Artist = KT Tunstall Released = October 11, 2004 Format = Vinyl album Recorded = 2004 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 15:31 Label = Relentless Records Producer = Steve Osborne This album =… …   Wikipedia

• false alarm — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms false alarm : singular false alarm plural false alarms a situation in which you think that something bad is going to happen, but it does not …   English dictionary

• false alarm — 1. a false report of a fire in progress to a fire department. 2. something that excites unfounded alarm or expectation: Rumors of an impending transit strike proved to be a false alarm. [1570 80] * * * …   Universalium