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failed collapse: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"

doomed collapse: people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"; marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"; (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"; marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

unprofitable collapse: producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

abortive collapse: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

bootless collapse: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

thankless collapse: not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"

inopportune collapse: not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"

feckless collapse: generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"; not fit to assume responsibility

useless collapse: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

otiose collapse: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"

inadvisable collapse: not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"; not advisable; "an unnecessary and inadvisable action"

forlorn collapse: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

ill-timed collapse: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

credulous collapse: disposed to believe on little evidence; "the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous"; showing a lack of judgment or experience; "so credulous he believes everything he reads"

impolitic collapse: not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue"

stillborn collapse: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"

dazed collapse: in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"; stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

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