Noun
A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a trap of any kind.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA common pitfall that founders make, especially those with science or engineering backgrounds, is putting time and money into developing a product that no one wants. Source: Internet
By adding the brother into the first movie, the film franchise avoids that pitfall. Source: Internet
Laurel and Hardy avoided this pitfall because they continued making primarily visual films. Source: Internet
Senator Ndume, a former Senate leader said he had been delaying the final decision of the Senate on the bill to enable him make some amendments that will avoid the past pitfall. Source: Internet
Avoid this pitfall by offering a valuable promotion, keeping the correspondence brief and to the point, and making the promotion exclusive (VIPs only). Source: Internet
Another potential pitfall is Palestinian public opinion. Source: Internet