Synonyms for pitfall

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pit-fawl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪtˌfɔl

Top 10 synonyms for pitfall

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Définition of pitfall

Origin : c.1300, "concealed hole," a type of animal trap, from pit (n.1) + fall (n.). Extended sense of "any hidden danger" is first recorded early 15c.

noun hazard, trap

Example sentences :

He knew that somewhere a pitfall awaited him, yet hardly where.
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

She was far too subtle and wary to stumble into such a pitfall as that.
Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

Linear Logic Language, the pitfall of all the old researchers.
Extract from : « The K-Factor » by Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)

“But you did not tell me where the pitfall was made,” said Mr De Vellum, the solicitor.
Extract from : « Hollowdell Grange » by George Manville Fenn

If I walk into a pitfall, it shall not be after having seen it made.
Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau

The well, for some purpose, had been concealed, as if it were a pitfall for the capturing of elephants.
Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid

Was it a pitfall into which the poor little lady had fallen?
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes » by Various

I have floundered unawares into the pitfall, and now I must flounder out.
Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

See if you can show in your sand-box how the pitfall was made.
Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

“Then the sooner you can manage to dig a pitfall and catch a porker the better,” said Tom.
Extract from : « The Three Admirals » by W.H.G. Kingston

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