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discouraging collapse: depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"; expressing disapproval

deterrent collapse: tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"

abusive collapse: characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"; expressing offensive reproach

formidable collapse: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"; extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"

truculent collapse: defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

lowering collapse: the act of causing something to move to a lower level; the act of causing to become less

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