siren call

Noun

Meaning

the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

siren song appeal red alert distress signal alarm bell wake-up call warning sign mating call danger signal cautionary tale red flag to a bull trigger warning sirens song ominous sign song of the siren
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Hypernyms

appeal charm appealingness

Examples

I was ten years old when my first 'Vogue' cover sang me its siren call and dashed me against the treacherous rocks of fashion obsession. Hamish Bowles

The desire for reinvention seems to arise most often when companies hear the siren call of synergy and start to expand beyond their core businesses. James Surowiecki

he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sireland sireless siren siren song siren suit Sirena Deep