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government collapse: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

perversion collapse: the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"; an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse; a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"

hypocritical collapse: professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"

crisis collapse: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"

unproved collapse: not proved; "unproved allegations"; "unproved assumptions"

fishy collapse: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"; of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell"

exaggeration collapse: the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"; making to seem more important than it really is

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

delusive collapse: inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

unction collapse: anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual; excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm

cheap collapse: relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"; embarrassingly stingy

outreach collapse: the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

false collapse: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"; arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"; inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"; designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom"; deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"; not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"; erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm"

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