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Siren song

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one. idiomatic

    "Romance never sang to him her siren song, and Adventure had never shouted in his sluggish blood."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of siren song. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous wordnet

Etymology

From the songs of the sirens in Greek mythology, whose bewitching song lured mariners to their doom.

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