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second nature collapse: acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate

indelicate collapse: verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition"; in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"

disloyal collapse: deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"

unacceptable collapse: not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom"; not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"; not conforming to standard usage; "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists; `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'"

seance collapse: a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

bore collapse: a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes; diameter of a tube or gun barrel; a person who evokes boredom; make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; cause to be bored

noxious collapse: injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"

criticism collapse: a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"; a written evaluation of a work of literature; disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

disruptive collapse: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

villainy collapse: a treacherous or vicious act; the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

publish collapse: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"; have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

vitriol collapse: (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry; subject to bitter verbal abuse; expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

impoliteness collapse: a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage

word collapse: a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"; a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"; a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"; a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long"

abominable collapse: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

problem collapse: a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

blameworthy collapse: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious; "blameworthy if not criminal behavior"; "censurable misconduct"; "culpable negligence"

recidivist collapse: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior; someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

camouflage collapse: device or stratagem for concealment or deceit; fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background; disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something; "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

powwow collapse: a council of or with Native Americans; hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting

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