Meaning of sword of Damocles | Babel Free
/ˈsɔɹd əv ˈdæməkliz/Definitions
A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune.
Equivalents
العربية
سيف مسلت
Deutsch
Damoklesschwert
Ελληνικά
δαμόκλειος σπάθη
Español
espada de Damocles
Suomi
Damokleen miekka
Français
épée de Damoclès
Italiano
spada di Damocle
日本語
ダモクレスの剣
Nederlands
zwaard van Damocles
Polski
miecz Damoklesa
Português
espada de Dâmocles
Русский
дамоклов меч
Examples
“Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident, or miscalculation or by madness. The weapons of war must be abolished before they abolish us.”
“At some point the Sword of Damocles which hangs over all our railway operations will fall with catastrophic impact, just as it did at Hatfield in 2000.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.