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

humiliation collapse: depriving one of self-esteem; an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"; state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

mortify collapse: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"; practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

sweltering collapse: excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"

canicular collapse: relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days"; of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South"

torrid collapse: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert"; emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"

overheated collapse: heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"

baking collapse: cooking by dry heat in an oven; making bread or cake or pastry etc.; as hot as if in an oven

dishonor collapse: lacking honor or integrity; a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"; refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

febrile collapse: of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

guilt collapse: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence; the state of having committed an offense

deflate collapse: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"; reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"; produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"; reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"; release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"; collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

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

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