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dissertation collapse: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

apologetics collapse: the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines

litigation collapse: a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

dissidence collapse: disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

discrepancy collapse: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"; an event that departs from expectations

polemic collapse: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); of or involving dispute or controversy

variance collapse: an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"; the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

rhubarb collapse: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous

controversy collapse: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

apology collapse: a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"; an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"; a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

inequality collapse: lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"

negation collapse: (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false; the speech act of negating; a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

discord collapse: strife resulting from a lack of agreement; disagreement among those expected to cooperate; lack of agreement or harmony

antagonism collapse: (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure; an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility; the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; "the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism"

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

contradiction collapse: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"; (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"; opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

defense collapse: protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"; military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"; a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"; the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"; an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"; the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"; (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"

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