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self-preservation collapse: preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency

defense mechanism collapse: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

on guard collapse: vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

counterclaim collapse: a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action; set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

entente collapse: a friendly understanding between political powers; an informal alliance between countries

protection collapse: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"; the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"; the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

lee collapse: the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870); soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818); leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794); United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926); United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973); United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970); United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

overcompensation collapse: excessive compensation; (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

civilian collapse: a nonmilitary citizen; associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

capitulation collapse: the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

apologetic collapse: offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"

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