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Mayday collapse: an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

dismay collapse: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

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

transference collapse: (psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst

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

cosmology collapse: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe; the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

tocsin collapse: a bell used to sound an alarm; the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)

battle fatigue collapse: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

capacity collapse: a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"; the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"; tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"; ability to perform or produce; the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior; (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"; the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

voyeurism collapse: a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior

tranquillity collapse: a state of peace and quiet; an untroubled state; free from disturbances

observation collapse: the act of observing; taking a patient look; the act of making and recording a measurement; facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"; a remark expressing careful consideration

all clear collapse: permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed; a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over

vex collapse: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

behaviorism collapse: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

forfeit collapse: the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.; a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"; something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;; lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

hardship collapse: something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life"

framework collapse: a structure supporting or containing something; the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

angst collapse: an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

disappointment collapse: an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone; a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

pins and needles collapse: a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation

nimbleness collapse: intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination"

reason collapse: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"; a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"; an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"; a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"; think logically; "The children must learn to reason"; decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

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