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phantasmagoric collapse: characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature"

ostentation collapse: pretentious or showy or vulgar display; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity; a gaudy outward display

synthetic collapse: a compound made artificially by chemical reactions; of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; "`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition"; systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words; involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; "limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology"- P.S.Welch; not genuine or natural; "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic"- George Will

culture collapse: the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters"; (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"; the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group; the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

double cross collapse: an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"; betray by double-dealing

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

nominal collapse: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"; insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"; being value in terms of specification on currency or stock certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or face value"; pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"; relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"

misdirection collapse: incorrect directions or instructions; an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

dew collapse: water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew"

care collapse: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"; attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"; a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"; feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"; provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"

recession collapse: the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

oversight collapse: a mistake resulting from inattention; an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

pretension collapse: a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

loser collapse: a gambler who loses a bet; a contestant who loses the contest

equivocation collapse: falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; intentionally vague or ambiguous

balk collapse: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base; the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

recovery collapse: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

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