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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Despite this, 96 percent of companies surveyed expressed confidence in their ability to detect and respond to attacks in real-time, which may lead to a false sense of security.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Or at the very least, provided a false sense of security.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
This false sense of security is exactly what fraudsters exploit.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Binnington was actually giving up those goals on purpose to lull the Americans into a false sense of security before morphing into late-90s Dominik Hasek as soon as overtime arrived.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Or at the very least, provided a false sense of security.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
This false sense of security is exactly what fraudsters exploit.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Binnington was actually giving up those goals on purpose to lull the Americans into a false sense of security before morphing into late-90s Dominik Hasek as soon as overtime arrived.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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