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villainy collapse: a treacherous or vicious act; the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior

error collapse: (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed; departure from what is ethically acceptable; a misconception resulting from incorrect information; part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"; (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer

fault collapse: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"; responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"; (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"; (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

exoneration collapse: the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation

absolution collapse: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance; the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

errancy collapse: fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err; (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"

wrath collapse: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins); intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

Moloch collapse: any lizard of the genus Moloch; god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children; a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas

foible collapse: the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

unattractive collapse: lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"; lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"; not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"

debt collapse: an obligation to pay or do something; money or goods or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"

discourtesy collapse: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting

fall from grace collapse: revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert"

evil collapse: morally objectionable behavior; the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"; that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare; tending to cause great harm; morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"; having the nature of vice

infamy collapse: evil fame or public reputation; a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

Baal collapse: any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god

wrong collapse: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right; that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong"; based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"; used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward; "socks worn wrong side out"; not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"; treat unjustly; do wrong to

lapse collapse: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"; drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards; end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"; let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

avarice collapse: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

envy collapse: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins); a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another; be envious of; set one's heart on; feel envious towards; admire enviously

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