Definition
Relating to or resembling the sword of Damocles; describing something that hangs over you as a constant threat or danger.
Etymology
From Damocles, a character in a Greek story told by Cicero, whose sword hung by a hair to illustrate how precarious fortune and power are. The term became English through classical references.
Kelly Says
The Sword of Damocles is one of history's most brilliant parables — ancient Greek teachers told this story to show students that being envious of powerful people was foolish because they live with constant invisible threats, and now we still use it 2,400 years later.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዳሞክሌስ እንቁላል
da-mo-klies en-kual
ARالعربية
سيف دايموكليس
saif da-im-o-klee-s
BNবাংলা
দামোক্লেসের
da-mok-kles-er
CACatalà
Damocleana
da-mo-cle-a-na
CSČeština
Damoklesova
da-mok-les-ova
DADansk
Damokles' sværd
da-mo-kles sværd
DEDeutsch
damoklessch
da-mo-klesch
ELΕλληνικά
Δαμοκλειακή
da-mo-klia-ki
ESEspañol
damocleana
da-mo-cle-a-na
FAفارسی
شمشیر داموکلس
shem-shir da-mo-kles
FISuomi
Damokleksen miekka
da-mo-kles-en miekka
FRFrançais
damoclien
da-mo-klee-en
GUGU
દામાકલિયન
da-ma-kali-yan
HAHA
Damaklesin gajeri
da-ma-kles-in ga-je-ri
HEעברית
חרב דמוקליס
kherav da-mo-kles
HIहिन्दी
दामोक्लेस का तलवार
da-mo-kles ka ta-la-war
HUMagyar
Damoklészi
da-mo-kles-zi
IDBahasa Indonesia
Pedang Damokles
pe-dang da-mok-les
IGIG
Okwu Damokles
ok-wu da-mok-les
ITItaliano
damoclea
da-mo-cle-a
JA日本語
ダモクレスの剣
da-mo-kuresu no ken
KKKK
Дамоклестің жауыры
Da-mok-les-tin ja-u-ry
KO한국어
다모클레스의 검
da-mo-kure-seu-ui geom
MRMR
दामोक्लेसचा
da-mo-kles-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
Pedang Damokles
pe-dang da-mok-les
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါမောကလေးရေ
da-mo-ka-le-ye
NLNederlands
Damocleaanse zwaard
da-mo-klee-a-ns zwa-ard
NONorsk
Damokles' sverd
da-mo-kles sverd
PAPA
ਦਮੋਕਲੇਸੀ
da-mo-kles-i
PLPolski
Damoklesowy
da-mo-kles-o-wy
PTPortuguês
damocleana
da-mo-cle-a-na
RORomână
Damoclean
da-mo-klee-an
RUРусский
Дамоклов меч
Da-mok-lov me-ch
SVSvenska
Damoklessvärd
da-mo-kles-svärd
SWKiswahili
Panga ya Damokles
pan-ga ya da-mok-les
TAதமிழ்
தாமோக்லியின் வாள்
tha-mo-k-liy-in va-al
TEతెలుగు
దామోకలేసు రేఖ
da-mo-ka-le-su re-kha
THไทย
ดาบของดาโมกเลส
dab khang da-mo-kles
TLTL
Sandata ni Damokles
san-da-ta ni da-mok-les
TRTürkçe
Damokles'in kılıcı
Da-mok-les-in kil-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
Дамоклів меч
Da-mok-liv me-ch
URاردو
دیموکلس کا تلوار
di-mok-las ka ta-la-war
VITiếng Việt
Lưỡi kiếm của Damocles
luoi-kiem cua Da-mo-cles
YOYO
Ogun Damokles
o-gun da-mok-les
ZH中文
达摩克利斯之剑
dá mó kè lì sī zhī jiàn
ZUZU
Iphuthu lamaDamokles
i-phuthu la-ma-da-mok-les