Noun: pitfall 'pit,fol
- An unforeseen, unexpected or surprising difficulty
"The complex tax code was full of pitfalls for the unwary";
- booby trap
- A trap in the form of a concealed hole
"The hiker narrowly escaped falling into a hidden pitfall";
- pit
Derived forms: pitfalls
Type of: difficultness, difficulty, trap
Encyclopedia: Pitfall