slippery slope
nounDefinitions
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
- 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.
- But our conference would find itself on a slippery slope if we started to dig over the past and look for material for recriminations and mutual accusations.
A logical fallacy in which a party asserts that a particular result will probably follow…
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.
The neighborhood
- neighbordomino effect
- neighbornegative feedback
- neighborpoint of no return
- neighborsnowball effect
- neighbortipping point
- neighborvicious circle
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for slippery slope. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA