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quibble collapse: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections; argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"; evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

mismanagement collapse: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

demeaning collapse: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"

conditioning collapse: a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

scatology collapse: (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes); a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

scurvy collapse: a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

unsuitable collapse: not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"; not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"; not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

complexion collapse: (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament; texture and appearance of the skin of the face; the coloring of a person's face; a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"; a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"; give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

botch collapse: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

spleen collapse: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

confirmed collapse: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"; of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"; having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic"

meanly collapse: in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation"; poorly or in an inferior manner; "troops meanly equipped"; in a despicable, ignoble manner; "this new leader meanly threatens the deepest values of our society"

quirk collapse: a narrow groove beside a beading; twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

aspersion collapse: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare); an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

inappropriate collapse: not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"; not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"

competition collapse: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"; a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"

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