Word of the day - Pitfall

Word of the day - Pitfall

An unsuspected difficulty or danger.

Here you can see synonyms for the word Pitfall:

What does Pitfall mean?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, Pitfall means a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first. Examples:

• The potential pitfalls of buying a house
• Getting professional advice will help you avoid the most obvious pitfalls.

Examples from Cambridge Dictionary

• The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late.
• There's a video that tells new students about pitfalls to avoid.
• Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into.
• He took financial advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of setting up your own business.
• Common/potential pitfalls

Examples from Collins Dictionary

• The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous.
• He also points out that forward planning can help avoid stressful pitfalls.
• The pitfall of excessive pride

Pitfall In other languages Collins Dictionary

British English: pitfall noun /ˈpɪtfɔːl/The pitfalls involved in a particular activity or situation are the things that may go wrong or may cause problems.

The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous.

• American English: pitfall  /ˈpɪtfɔl/
• Brazilian Portuguese: armadilha
• Chinese: 隐患
• European Spanish: riesgo
• French: aléa
• German: Stolperfalle
• Italian: insidia
• Japanese: 落とし穴
• Korean: 함정
• European Portuguese: armadilha
• Latin American Spanish: riesgo
• Thai: อันตราย, หลุมพราง
  

Pitfall for Atari 2600

Pitfall! Is a video game developed by David Crane for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1982 by Activision. The player controls Pitfall Harry, who has a time limit of 20 minutes to seek treasure in a jungle. The game world is populated by enemies and hazards that variously cause the player to lose lives or points.