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gutsy collapse: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

palsy collapse: a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor; affect with palsy

reaction collapse: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"; an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"; extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"; a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"; (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

agitated collapse: troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"; physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled"; thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship"

timid collapse: people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"; showing fear and lack of confidence

energetic collapse: possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"; working hard to promote an enterprise

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

troubled collapse: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

neurotic collapse: a person suffering from neurosis; affected with emotional disorder; characteristic of or affected by neurosis; "neurotic disorder"; "neurotic symptoms"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

afraid collapse: filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"; feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"; having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

incompatibility collapse: the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination; the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time; (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

friction collapse: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

shivery collapse: cold enough to cause shivers; "felt all shivery"; "shivery weather"

inflation collapse: the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

cogent collapse: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

discomposed collapse: having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"

strain collapse: an intense or violent exertion; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him"; use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"; become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

soothing collapse: affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her sunburn"

distraught collapse: deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

collapse collapse: a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; an abrupt failure of function or health; lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed"; break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"; cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"; fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

upset collapse: the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"; the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"; a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging; mildly physically distressed; "an upset stomach"; disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"; defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"; cause to lose one's composure

rigidity collapse: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

tug collapse: a sudden abrupt pull; struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"; pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"; pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"; move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"; tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

strained collapse: under great stress; "her voice was strained as she asked the question"

bothered collapse: caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"

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