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disobedient collapse: not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"; unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"

unwieldy collapse: difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and regulations"; difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

diversified collapse: having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments"

adverse collapse: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"; contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

heterogeneous collapse: consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"

varied collapse: broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"; widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"; characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"

antipodes collapse: any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"

revoke collapse: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so; annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

take back collapse: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"; move text to the previous line; in printing; regain possession of something; resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

out of whack collapse: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

harmful collapse: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"; able or likely to do harm

unlawful collapse: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"; having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"; not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"

impossible collapse: something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible"; not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"; totally unlikely; used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

untrue collapse: not true to an obligation or trust; "is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty"-Bruno Laske; not according with the facts; "unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"

destructive collapse: causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

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"

annulment collapse: (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc)

illegal collapse: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

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