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straight face collapse: a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement

objectivity collapse: judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

migraine collapse: a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

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

stabilizer collapse: a device for making something stable; airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft; a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

jiggle collapse: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

grove collapse: garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth; a small growth of trees without underbrush

autism collapse: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

tuft collapse: a bunch of feathers or hair; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

split personality collapse: a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge

pathetic collapse: inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett; inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

vibrate collapse: shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

acculturation collapse: the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure; all the knowledge and values shared by a society

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

palsy collapse: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor; affect with palsy

short circuit collapse: accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

sublimation collapse: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

bombshell collapse: an explosive bomb or artillery shell; a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell"; an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell"

nationalization collapse: changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

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