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oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

maze collapse: complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

paradox collapse: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

node collapse: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network; any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part; (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane; (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system; any thickened enlargement; a connecting point at which several lines come together

dilemma collapse: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

jungle collapse: a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival; an impenetrable equatorial forest

ravel collapse: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937); tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"; disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"

snafu collapse: an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up; cause to be in a state of complete confusion

wilderness collapse: a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"; a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"; a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War; (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

teaser collapse: a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"; an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show; an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest; a worker who teases wool

complex collapse: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"; (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior; a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated; complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

puzzle collapse: a toy that tests your ingenuity; a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"; be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

mesh collapse: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"; the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose"; work together in harmony

mixed marriage collapse: marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"

miscegenation collapse: reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

knot collapse: a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere; any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object; a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"; a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot"; tie or fasten into a knot; "knot the shoelaces"; make into knots; make knots out of; "She knotted der fingers"

misalliance collapse: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

complicated collapse: difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"

Byzantine collapse: a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire; characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"; highly complex or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"; of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium; of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it; "Byzantine monks"; "Byzantine rites"

cockle collapse: common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs; common edible European bivalve

difficulty collapse: the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"; a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"; a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

snarl collapse: an angry vicious expression; a vicious angry growl; make more complicated or confused through entanglements; make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"

contortion collapse: the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

break even collapse: attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport; make neither profit nor loss

iconology collapse: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

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