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persecution collapse: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

bugbear collapse: an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson

martyrdom collapse: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

scarecrow collapse: an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

purgatory collapse: (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins; a temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse"

trailer collapse: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy; a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

incubus collapse: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others

phobia collapse: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

movie collapse: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

stampede collapse: a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits"; a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle); run away in a stampede; cause to run in panic; "Thunderbolts can stampede animals"; act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse; "Companies will now stampede to release their latest software"; cause a group or mass of people to act on an impulse or hurriedly and impulsively; "The tavern owners stampeded us into overeating"

unstrung collapse: emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

Western collapse: a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development; a sandwich made from a western omelet; lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"; relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire"; of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

unnerved collapse: deprived of courage and strength; "the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer"

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