pitfall

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noun

Plural noun:

pitfalls

1.
(figuratively)(figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
It's usually a simple task, but you should know the pitfalls before you attempt it yourself.
Đồng nghĩa: trap
2.
(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.
Đồng nghĩa: trapping pit
3.
(computing) An antipattern.
Đồng nghĩa: antipattern, dark pattern
4.
(mining) Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop.

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Đồng nghĩa

traptrapping pitantipatterndark patterntrapping pit]]

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First recorded use in the 14th century from pit + fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snare", from Old English fealle (trap, snare), from Proto-Germanic *fallą, *fallaz (a fall, trap), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-. Cognate with Falle.