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Endangerment vs Pitfall - What's the difference?

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Endangerment is a related term of pitfall.


As nouns the difference between endangerment and pitfall

is that endangerment is the act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger while pitfall is a potential problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.

endangerment

English

(wikipedia endangerment)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger
  • (legal) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm

    • pitfall

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * : trap * : anti-pattern, dark pattern

    Derived terms

    * pitfalled