HyperDic: siren_call

English > 1 sense of the expression siren call:
NOUNattributesiren call, siren songthe enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous
English > siren call: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous.
Example"he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness"
Synonymsiren song
Broaderappeal, appealingness, charmAttractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
Spanishcanto de sirena

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