pitfall
noun/ˈpɪtfɔːl/
/ˈpɪtfɔːl/
- a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first
- the potential pitfalls of buying a house
- Getting professional advice will help you avoid the most obvious pitfalls.
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2, Difficulty and failurec2- Numerous pitfalls await unsuspecting investors.
- She avoids the pitfall of sensationalism.
- Trading in a foreign country can be fraught with pitfalls.
- We need to be alert to potential pitfalls.
- pitfalls in the interpretation of statistics
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- obvious
- common
- hidden
- …
- be fraught with
- be full of
- have
- …
- await somebody
- pitfall for
- pitfall in
- pitfall of
- …
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