Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pitfall
IPA transcription: [p'ɪtf,ɔl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pitfall, booby_trap
    Meaning: an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
Usage examples
  • To permit Intromission, and to punish fraud, is to make law no better than a pitfall.
  • "Yes, Missy Edith, I go into pitfall, and then you cry, and ask Master Edward to take me out.
  • When you have me put in pitfall, then you not good Christian, 'cause you not forgive; when you cry and take me out, then you good Christian once more."