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lunatic collapse: an insane person; insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

numbing collapse: causing numbness or insensitivity; "the numbing effect of grief"

slump collapse: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"; assume a drooping posture or carriage

vicious circle collapse: an argument that assumes that which is to be proved; one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

incompatible collapse: not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"; incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification; used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

barred collapse: firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

anesthesia collapse: loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

retraction collapse: the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"; a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

questionable collapse: able to be refuted; subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"

romantic collapse: a soulful or amorous idealist; belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry"

singular collapse: the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton; being a single and separate person or thing; "can the singular person be understood apart from his culture?"; "every fact in the world might be singular...unlike any other fact and sole of its kind"-William James; grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit; composed of one member, set, or kind; the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems have unique solutions"

balmy collapse: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze"; informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"

disparagement collapse: the act of speaking contemptuously of; a communication that belittles somebody or something

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