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adverse collapse: in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"; contrary to your interests or welfare; "adverse circumstances"; "made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions"

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

stranglehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

confront collapse: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"; present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"; oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"; be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted the man in the Halloween costume"

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

Methuselah collapse: (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years

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

zoning collapse: dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

defiance collapse: a defiant act; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge

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"

discrepancy collapse: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"; an event that departs from expectations

gaffer collapse: an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set

trunk line collapse: a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly; line that is the main route on a railway

gas chamber collapse: instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals

orgy collapse: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity; any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"

repercussion collapse: a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

shocker collapse: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel); a shockingly bad person

alderman collapse: a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards"

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