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false alarm

false a·larm (plural false a·larms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. needless alarm: a situation in which an alarm goes off unnecessarily

2. something causing needless worry: something that appears to be a problem but is not
The company's impending bankruptcy proved to be a false alarm.

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