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arrears collapse: an unpaid overdue debt; the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"

disappointing collapse: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

hung collapse: (usually followed by `with' or used in a combining form) having items suspended on or from a support; "walls hung with valuable paintings"; "a vine-hung trellis"

deficit collapse: the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"; an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period); "last year there was a serious budgetary deficit"; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing; a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits"

unsatisfactory collapse: not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

incompetence collapse: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications; inability of a part or organ to function properly

clipped collapse: (of speech) having quick short sounds; "a clipped upper-class accent"; cut or trimmed by clipping; "a handsome man with a clipped moustache"; "clipped hedges"; "close-clipped lawns"; "a clipped poodle"

abridged collapse: (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"

abbreviated collapse: (of clothing) very short; "an abbreviated swimsuit"; "a brief bikini"; cut short in duration; "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

flashing collapse: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing; emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"

insufficiency collapse: lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"; (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally; a lack of competence; "pointed out the insufficiencies in my report"; "juvenile offenses often reflect an inadequacy in the parents"

earshot collapse: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"

slump collapse: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"; assume a drooping posture or carriage

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