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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This strategy, Coster told me, may offer a false sense of security to clients.
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Such language can create a false sense of security, leading users to overestimate the vehicle’s capabilities and underestimate their own responsibilities behind the wheel.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Relying solely on red teaming can create a false sense of security.
—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
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2025
Such language can create a false sense of security, leading users to overestimate the vehicle’s capabilities and underestimate their own responsibilities behind the wheel.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Relying solely on red teaming can create a false sense of security.
—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
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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 9 Jul. 2025.
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