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Exact Match:

collision course: a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated; a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged

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near miss collapse: an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

sideswipe collapse: a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles); strike from the side

asymptote collapse: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"

carom collapse: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other; make a carom; rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

contraindication collapse: (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

pileup collapse: multiple collisions of vehicles

mischance collapse

jounce collapse

showdown collapse

mishap collapse: an instance of misfortune

whomp collapse: beat overwhelmingly

rencontre collapse

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

misadventure collapse

brunt collapse: main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"

midsection collapse

interseptum collapse

septum collapse: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities; a partition or wall especially in an ovary

vying collapse

contradistinction collapse: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting"

encounter collapse: a casual meeting with a person of thing

misfortune collapse: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event; an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

cannon collapse: lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals; a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels; heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane; (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm; heavy gun fired from a tank; fire a cannon; make a cannon

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"

rivalry collapse

tragedy collapse: drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity

cross purposes collapse

hatred collapse

perversity collapse: deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

smashup collapse

disaster collapse: an act that has disastrous consequences

antithesis collapse: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

bad blood collapse

tangent collapse: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

casualty collapse: a decrease of military personnel or equipment; someone injured or killed in an accident; someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

contraposition collapse

impingement collapse: a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something; influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

calamity collapse: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"

percussion collapse: the act of exploding a percussion cap; the act of playing a percussion instrument; tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

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