- siren call
- nounthe enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous-
he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness
• Syn: ↑siren song• Hypernyms: ↑appeal, ↑appealingness, ↑charm
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
siren call
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