Damoclesn.

/ˈdaməʊkliːz/

Etymology: < the name of Damocles (see definition), Latin from Greek.

sword of Damocles n. (also Damocles' sword) used by simile of an imminent danger, which may at any moment descend upon one. Damocles, a flatterer, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius tyrant of Syracuse, was placed by him at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a hair, to impress upon him the perilous nature of that happiness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > imminent

sword of Damocles1747

time bomb1922

1747 Scheme Equip. Men of War 58 Hanging over our Heads, like Damocles Sword.

1892 Law Times 92 213/1 Little do directors and their companies know of this sword of Damocles that hangs over them.

Derivatives

Damoˈclean adj. (erron. Damoclesian) of or as of Damocles.

ΚΠ

1888 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Apr. This curse hangs over their homes, like a Damoclesian sword.

1963 Times 13 May 17/1 In particular, the Damoclesian sword of a veto from General de Gaulle hangs over the whole proceedings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	damocles
释义	Damoclesn. /ˈdaməʊkliːz/ Etymology: < the name of Damocles (see definition), Latin from Greek. sword of Damocles n. (also Damocles' sword) used by simile of an imminent danger, which may at any moment descend upon one. Damocles, a flatterer, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius tyrant of Syracuse, was placed by him at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a hair, to impress upon him the perilous nature of that happiness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > imminent sword of Damocles1747 time bomb1922 1747 Scheme Equip. Men of War 58 Hanging over our Heads, like Damocles Sword. 1892 Law Times 92 213/1 Little do directors and their companies know of this sword of Damocles that hangs over them. Derivatives Damoˈclean adj. (erron. Damoclesian) of or as of Damocles. ΚΠ 1888 Voice (N.Y.) 12 Apr. This curse hangs over their homes, like a Damoclesian sword. 1963 Times 13 May 17/1 In particular, the Damoclesian sword of a veto from General de Gaulle hangs over the whole proceedings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1747
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