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misappropriation collapse: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

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

profanation collapse: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening; blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

embezzlement collapse: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

malpractice collapse: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"; professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

fly in the ointment collapse: an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

pollution collapse: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

misconduct collapse: bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

abomination collapse: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"; a person who is loathsome or disgusting

venom collapse: toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

ill collapse: presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"; distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"; resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"; indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"; affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"; (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"; with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"; unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

grievance collapse: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action; an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

mischief collapse: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

destruction collapse: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

atrocity collapse: an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

violation collapse: an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"

damage collapse: the act of damaging something or someone; loss of military equipment; the occurrence of a change for the worse; inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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