Downfall and Pitfall

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Downfall

Downfall noun - Something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life.

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Pitfall and downfall are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Pitfall" with "Downfall", this nouns are similar.

Pitfall

Pitfall noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

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Antonyms for Pitfall

Downfall and pitfall are semantically related in trap topic. Sometimes you can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Pitfall", if it concerns topics such as hazard.

How words are described

original	original downfall	original pitfall
potential	potential downfall	potential pitfall
main	main downfall	main pitfall
major	major downfall	major pitfall
Other adjectives: greatest, financial, biggest.

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