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facing collapse: a protective covering that protects the outside of a building; a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening; an ornamental coating to a building

odds collapse: the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring; the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"

Socialist Party collapse: a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism

Republican Party collapse: the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

Democratic Party collapse: the older of two major political parties in the United States

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

ostracism collapse: the act of excluding someone from society by general consent

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

dissidence collapse: disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

third party collapse: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system; someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction

constriction collapse: the action or process of compressing; a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"; tight or narrow compression; a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

upside down collapse: in an inverted manner; "the box was lying on the floor upside down"

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"

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"

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

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

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