false sense of security
noun phrase
: a feeling of being safer than one really is
The gun gave him a false sense of security.
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Relying solely on red teaming can create a false sense of security.
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Itamar Golan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The system faces so many stressors, food-safety experts told me, that regulators may miss cases of foodborne illness, giving Americans a false sense of security.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
And, once West Germany had prevailed in the final, the story became that Herberger had fielded a weakened side to lure Hungary into a false sense of security.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
There may also be a false sense of security in residential settings.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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Itamar Golan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The system faces so many stressors, food-safety experts told me, that regulators may miss cases of foodborne illness, giving Americans a false sense of security.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
And, once West Germany had prevailed in the final, the story became that Herberger had fielded a weakened side to lure Hungary into a false sense of security.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
There may also be a false sense of security in residential settings.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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“False sense of security.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20sense%20of%20security. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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