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nerves collapse: control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"

neurosis collapse: a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

frightened collapse: made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

homeostasis collapse: (physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

panic collapse: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety; sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"; cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"; be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"

calmness collapse: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement; an absence of strong winds or rain

panicky collapse: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

apprehensive collapse: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"; mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"; quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

holey collapse: allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"

aplomb collapse: great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

fear collapse: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight); a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"; be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"; be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"; be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"; be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"

agitation collapse: the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously); disturbance usually in protest; the feeling of being agitated; not calm; a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"; a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

dowdy collapse: deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust; primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"; lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy grey outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"

fiducial collapse: based on trust; used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point"

equilibrium collapse: a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head; a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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