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Jonah collapse: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

bleary collapse: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"; tired to the point of exhaustion

schizophrenic collapse: someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia; suffering from some form of schizophrenia; "schizophrenic patients"

paranoid collapse: a person afflicted with paranoia; suffering from paranoia

bitterness collapse: a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste

indirect collapse: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"; extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"; having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"; not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

virulence collapse: extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"; extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague"

maul collapse: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges; injure badly by beating; split (wood) with a maul and wedges

unwelcome collapse: not welcome; "unwelcome publicity"; not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure; "unwelcome publicity"; "unwelcome interruptions"; "unwelcome visitors"

uncombed collapse: (of hair) not combed; "he was unwashed and uncombed with his clothes half buttoned"; "wild unkempt hair"

inconspicuous collapse: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

uncompassionate collapse: lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

adolescent collapse: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity; in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls"; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"; being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"; relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"

depressed collapse: having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule"; lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"; flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

bleed collapse: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"; drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"; get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

unconscious collapse: not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"; without conscious volition

awkward collapse: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"; causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"; not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

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