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False alarm Moderate

False alarm has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a warning that is given about something that fails to occur

2

A warning sound (such as the call of sentry, the ringing of a bell, or the shriek of a siren) which turns out to have been erroneous.

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