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  1. n. a constant and imminent peril

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  • stackpool Ah yes, but there has been seepage with this expression. It has not been unknown for potential victims to mutter utterances such as: "the phal of Damocles" for particularly demanding curries etc, etc, etc. Aug 26, 2009

  • whichbe A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune. (Wiktionary) May 28, 2008

‘sword of damocles’ has been looked up 847 times, added to 12 lists, commented on 2 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.