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A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- I think basing your actions off an assumption like that is a slippery slope that is going to get you in trouble.
- She's gotten herself on a slippery slope to being dismissed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thin edge of the wedge, thin end of the wedge
Antonyms: none provided
A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow from a given decision or circumstance, without necessarily providing any rational argument for the likelihood of the assumed consequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
滑坡
(waat6 bo1)
— chain of events
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Chinese Mandarin:
滑坡
(huápō)
— chain of events
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Finnish:
kalteva pinta
— chain of events
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French:
pente glissante
— chain of events
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French:
pente savonneuse
— chain of events
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Georgian:
ციცაბო დაღმართი
(cicabo daɣmarti)
— chain of events
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Hungarian:
csúszós lejtő
— chain of events
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Polish:
równia pochyła
— chain of events
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Russian:
ско́льзкий путь
(skólʹzkij putʹ)
— chain of events
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Russian:
ско́льзкая доро́жка
(skólʹzkaja doróžka)
— chain of events
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Swedish:
sluttande plan
— chain of events
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Chinese Cantonese:
滑坡謬誤 /滑坡谬误
(waat6 bo1 mau6 ng6)
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
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Chinese Mandarin:
滑坡謬誤 /滑坡谬误
(huápō miùwù)
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
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Finnish:
kaltevan pinnan argumentti
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
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German:
Dammbruchargument
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
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Polish:
argument równi pochyłej
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
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Swedish:
sluttande plan
— argument that follows a chain of events to some conclusion
