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dormancy: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

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inaction collapse: the state of being inactive

latency collapse: the state of being not yet evident or active

hibernation collapse: the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

cold storage collapse: refrigerated storage for preservation; in a state of abeyance or postponement

nonparticipation collapse

doldrums collapse: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

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"

abeyance collapse: temporary cessation or suspension

waiting game collapse: a strategy of delay

catalepsy collapse: a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli

inactivity collapse: being inactive; being less active

noninvolvement collapse

immobility collapse: the quality of not moving

stasis collapse: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces; an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

nonviolence collapse

vegetation collapse: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"; an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart); all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"; the process of growth in plants

potentiality collapse

procrastination collapse: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

indolence collapse: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

entropy collapse

quietism collapse: a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

idleness collapse: having no employment

passive resistance collapse: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

inertia collapse: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

intermission collapse: the act of suspending activity temporarily

quiescence collapse: quiet and inactive restfulness

languor collapse: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a relaxed comfortable feeling

meditation collapse: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"; (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

suspense collapse: an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years"; excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense"; apprehension about what is going to happen

torpor collapse: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

nonresistance collapse: group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

paralysis collapse: loss of the ability to move a body part

neutrality collapse: nonparticipation in a dispute or war; pH value of 7

interruption collapse: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

apathy collapse: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

passivity collapse: the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative; submission to others or to outside influences

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