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discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

unlike collapse: marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"; not equal in amount; "they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities"

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

furtive collapse: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"

jurisdiction collapse: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

flustered collapse: thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

esteem collapse: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard"

diverse collapse: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

oppose collapse: be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"; be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"; oppose with equal weight or force

buffet collapse: a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers; a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves; strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"; strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

treasury note collapse: securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction

containment collapse: the act of containing; keeping something from spreading; "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"; (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor; a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

calculator collapse: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

disparate collapse: including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

court collapse: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"; an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"; a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"; a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"; the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"; the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state; the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince; an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947); engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"

internationalism collapse: the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences

spell collapse: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"; take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"; indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"; orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of; "How do you spell this word?" "We had to spell out our names for the police officer"; place under a spell; write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"; relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn; "She spelled her husband at the wheel"

Wall Street collapse: used to allude to the securities industry of the United States; a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance

brinkmanship collapse: the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)

detente collapse: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)

championship collapse: a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

open door collapse: freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

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