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tease collapse: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"; someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity); ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect; harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"; mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"; separate the fibers of; "tease wool"; disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"; raise the nap of (fabrics); tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"; annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"; to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"

irreclaimable collapse: insusceptible of reform; "vicious irreclaimable boys"; "irredeemable sinners"

futility collapse: uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

irredeemable collapse: (of paper money) not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder

fond collapse: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

assured collapse: marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"; characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"

confident collapse: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani; having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

lodestone collapse: a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

aspiration collapse: a will to succeed; a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

buffet collapse: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"; strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

assurance collapse: freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"; a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"; a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"; a British term for some kinds of insurance

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

assumption collapse: the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"; the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"; (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended; celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox church

irremediable collapse: impossible to remedy or correct or redress; "an irremediable error"; "irremediable defects of character"

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

cheer collapse: a cry or shout of approval; show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"; urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"; become cheerful; cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"; give encouragement to

inoperable collapse: not suitable for surgery; "metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable"; not able to perform its normal function

incurable collapse: a person whose disease is incurable; unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"; incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"

optimism collapse: a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

possibility collapse: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"; a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"; capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

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