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SWORD OF DAMOCLES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sword of Damocles mean?
• SWORD OF DAMOCLES (noun)
The noun SWORD OF DAMOCLES has 1 sense:
1. a constant and imminent peril
Familiarity information: SWORD OF DAMOCLES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constant and imminent peril
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles
Hypernyms ("sword of Damocles" is a kind of...):
endangerment; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune)
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