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Noun: pitfall  'pit`fol
  1. An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
    - booby trap
     
  2. A trap in the form of a concealed hole
    - pit

Derived forms: pitfalls

Type of: difficulty, trap

Encyclopedia: Pitfall

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