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Definition of Damocles noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Damocles

noun

/ˈdæməkliːz/

/ˈdæməkliːz/

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a/the sword of Damocles

(literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened

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