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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

emulsion collapse: a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin; (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids; "an oil-in-water emulsion"

nay collapse: a negative; "the nays have it"; not this merely but also; not only so but; "each of us is peculiar, nay, in a sense unique"

abnegation collapse: renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others; the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity"

no collapse: a negative; "his no was loud and clear"; used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"; not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"; referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"

nonacceptance collapse: the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm"

disclaimer collapse: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something

veto collapse: a vote that blocks a decision; the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature); vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

disobedience collapse: the failure to obey; the trait of being unwilling to obey

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"

nonobservance collapse: a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

defeatist collapse: someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions

short shrift collapse: brief and unsympathetic treatment; a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request"

exponential collapse: a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent; of or involving exponents; "exponential growth"

aliquot collapse: an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12"; signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

logarithmic collapse: of or relating to or using logarithms; "logarithmic function"

downbeat collapse: the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

numeric collapse: measured or expressed in numbers; "numerical value"; "the numerical superiority of the enemy"

repudiative collapse: rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning; "a veto is a repudiative act"

numerical collapse: designated by or expressed in numbers; "numerical symbols"; "a very simple numeric code"; "numerical equations"; relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers; "tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz"

arithmetical collapse: relating to or involving arithmetic; "arithmetical computations"

ward collapse: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward"; a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections; a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another; United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913); English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920); English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

cartridge collapse: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun; an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable; a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"

microfilm collapse: film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material; record on microfilm

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