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/ˈpɪtfɔːl/ · noun
(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.
This pitfall, beginning in February and finishing in May, resulted in a drop of about 3 ft. in the platform level; during this period it was necessary to level the track three times weekly, and impose a service slack of 15 m.p.h. The subsidence appears now to have finished, and normal speed is once again permitted.
Use pitfall when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pitfall means (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious..
Common synonyms include trap, trapping pit, antipattern, dark pattern.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It's usually a simple task, but you should know the pitfalls before you attempt it yourself.
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