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undone collapse: not done; "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"; not fastened or tied or secured; "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"

blighted collapse: affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"

liability collapse: the quality of being something that holds you back; the state of being legally obliged and responsible

falter collapse: move hesitatingly, as if about to give way; be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

recourse collapse: act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"; something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

chapfallen collapse: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

magnet collapse: (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

cheer collapse: a cry or shout of approval; show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"; urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"; become cheerful; cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"; give encouragement to

blasted collapse: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"

inoperable collapse: not suitable for surgery; "metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable"; not able to perform its normal function

incurable collapse: a person whose disease is incurable; unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"; incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"

optimism collapse: a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

failure collapse: an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"; an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently; loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"; lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

possibility collapse: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"; a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"; capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

blessed collapse: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"; having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon; sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era"; characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time"; enjoying the bliss of heaven; worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity"

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

credence collapse: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

woebegone collapse: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier

apathetic collapse: marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"; showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"

hypochondriac collapse: a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; suffering from hypochondria

desideratum collapse: something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

unstrung collapse: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

odds collapse: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"

temptation collapse: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce; the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

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