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How to pronounce “pitfall”
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Pronunciation guide for pitfall
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- Practice the English pronunciation of pitfall with real speech in context.
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- Simran Kaur
are the top three financial planning pitfalls that you often
- Definition summary
- (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
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How to pronounce pitfall
Simran Kaur
are the top three financial planning pitfalls that you often
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pitfall”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
- (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.
- (computing) An antipattern.
- (mining) Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop.
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