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foreclosure collapse: the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

discouraging collapse: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"; expressing disapproval

unsurprised collapse: not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face"

prohibitive collapse: tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive"

nonintervention collapse: a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes

deterrent collapse: tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"

optimistic collapse: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

waiting collapse: being and remaining ready and available for use; "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

prepared collapse: equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"; made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"

confident collapse: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani; having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"

prevention collapse: the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"

forbearance collapse: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"

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

evasion collapse: the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver; nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"; the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment"; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

preventive collapse: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives"; preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"; tending to prevent or hinder

eager collapse: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"

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