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pit⋅fall
[pit-fawl] 
–noun
| 1. | a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for people or animals. |
| 2. | any trap or danger for the unwary: the pitfall of excessive pride. |
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Pitfall
Pit"fall`\, n. A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind. --Sir T. North.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : pitfall
Spanish:
dificultad, escollo,
German:
die Fallgrube,
Japanese:
落とし穴
pitfall
1305, a type of animal trap, from pit (1) + fall (v.). Extended sense of "any hidden danger" is first recorded 1586.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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