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pitfall definition

pit·fall (pit′fôl′)

noun

  1. a lightly covered pit used as a trap for animals
  2. an unsuspected difficulty, danger, or error that one may fall into

Etymology: ME pitfalle < pit, pit + falle, a trap < OE fealle < feallan, to fall

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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