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Imperilment vs Pitfall - What's the difference?

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Imperilment is a related term of pitfall.


As nouns the difference between imperilment and pitfall

is that imperilment is the act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled while pitfall is a potential problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.

imperilment

English

Noun

(head)
  • The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

    • References

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    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