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distraction collapse: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"; mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"; an obstacle to attention

why collapse: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

investigate collapse: conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"; investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

privation collapse: act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"; a state of extreme poverty

debit collapse: an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing; enter as debit

unscientific collapse: not consistent with the methods or principles of science; "an unscientific lack of objectivity"

reasonably collapse: to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason"

spoliation collapse: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

disorientation collapse: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"; a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

expense collapse: a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of"; amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures); money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"

mentality collapse: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

deduce collapse: reason by deduction; establish by deduction; conclude by reasoning; in logic

rationalize collapse: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"; think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"; structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

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

synthesize collapse: combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; combine and form a synthesis

ratio collapse: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

mania collapse: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

impairment collapse: damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality

then collapse: that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"; subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"; at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"; in that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"

psyche collapse: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul

common sense collapse: sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away"

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