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life force collapse: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

life cycle collapse: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage; the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

biological clock collapse: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

disappointing collapse: not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

swagman collapse: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

distressed collapse: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

unappreciative collapse: not feeling or expressing gratitude; "unappreciative of nature's bounty"

good-for-nothing collapse: without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"

beggar collapse: a pauper who lives by begging; reduce to beggary; be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"

mangy collapse: having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; "a mangy carpet"; "a mangy old fur coat"

fairy godmother collapse: a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine; a generous benefactor

heartbeat collapse: an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

victim collapse: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance; a person who is tricked or swindled

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

deprived collapse: marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law"

shiftlessness collapse: a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition

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