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debt collapse: an obligation to pay or do something; money or goods or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"

discourtesy collapse: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting

stereotyped collapse: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

evil collapse: morally objectionable behavior; the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"; that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare; tending to cause great harm; morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"; having the nature of vice

infamy collapse: evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

infirmity collapse: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

Baal collapse: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

wrong collapse: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right; that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"; based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"; used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"; not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"; treat unjustly; do wrong to

lapse collapse: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"; drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards; end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"; let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

avarice collapse: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

envy collapse: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins); a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another; be envious of; set one's heart on; feel envious towards; admire enviously

troublesome collapse: difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

disfigured collapse: having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"

trip collapse: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"; a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead"; a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"; an exciting or stimulating experience; a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs; "an acid trip"; get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"; put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"; cause to stumble; "The questions on the test tripped him up"

oppressive collapse: marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"; weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

scandal collapse: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

epidemic collapse: a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time; (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza"

marred collapse: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano bench"; "walls marred by graffiti"

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

painful collapse: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"

usual collapse: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

indemnity collapse: legal exemption from liability for damages; protection against future loss

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