pitfall

English

Etymology

pit +‎ fall

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pĭtʹfôl, IPA: /ˈpɪtfɔːl/, X-SAMPA: /"pItfO:l/
• (US) enPR: pĭtʹfäl, IPA: /ˈpɪtfɑl/, X-SAMPA: /"pItfAl/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Wikipedia pitfall (plural pitfalls)

1. a potential 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.

2. A type of trap consisting of a concealed hole in the ground: victims fall into the hole and are unable to escape
3. (computing) An anti-pattern.

Translations

potential problem, hazard, or danger

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陷阱 (cmn) (xiànjǐng)

• Danish: faldgrube (da) c, fælde (da) c
• Dutch: valkuil (nl)
• Finnish: vaara (fi), riski (fi)
• French: piège (fr) m
• German: Fallstrick (de) m
• Hungarian: verem (hu), csapda (hu), kelepce (hu)

• Japanese: 落とし穴 (ja) (おとしあな, otoshiana)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fallgruve (no) c

  Nynorsk: fallgruve (nn) f

• Portuguese: cilada (pt) f
• Russian: ловушка (ru) (lovúška) f, западня (ru) (zapadnjá) f, подводные камни (ru) (podvódnyje kámni) m pl (underwater stones, reefs)

Synonyms

• (potential problem, hazard, or danger): trap
• (computing: anti-pattern): anti-pattern, dark pattern

Derived terms

• pitfalled